The Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioners held a Farmers Appeciation Banquet on March 2, 1995. The banquet was in conjunction with the Corn Growers Association and and the soybean producers annual meetings. Pictured are…
Patricia Honson of Sperry was chosen as the 1998 recipient of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation D1strict scholarship in conjunction with the Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) and CDI Auxiliary. Patncia was chosen from the…
The Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation Distnct chose Steve Nunnikhoven of Mediapolis, as a local winner of the Woodland Owner of the Year award. Steve has completed many acres of timber stand improvement and tree planting on his 65 acre…
Misty Lloyd also won a $500 scholarship from the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District. The money was contributed to the Tri-State Agricultural Education Foundation which helps promote agriculture in the three state area. The…
The Des Moines County Soil Conservation District donated $500 to the Tri-State Agriculture Education Foundation for the 2000-2001 school year. Other Organizations who made contributions towards the 2000-2001 scholarship p fund were Agrifinance…
This was the first soil conservation meeting held in February 1946. It was the beginning of the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District. In the photo are Commissioners John Blaul, Edwin Cling. and Noah Schrock.
Also pictured are…
Pictured above are members of the committee at their first meeting at the Field Day site in July, 1948. Left to right are: , Mel Shanda, Louise county extension director; Herman W. Beck, Field Day chairman: Ray Audsley , Farm planter;
Walter Eyre…
Looking east toward food tent on Kenneth Redfield farm, this photograph shows many parked cars and attendees around the food tent on Field Day. There is also a Red Cross tent and a Coca Cola truck
