Steuben County Soil & Water Conservation District

08/13/2026

TOMORROW IS THE DAY! 🎉

We’re so excited to celebrate Agriculture Appreciation Day tomorrow! Come join us as we celebrate the farmers, producers, landowners, and the agriculture community.

📅 August 14th | ⏰ 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

📍 USDA Service Center Parking Lot – Peachtree Plaza 200, 1220 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703.

🎶 Live music from Sienna Fee
🚁 Prosser Ag LLC drone services
🚜 FENDT MOMENTUM Planter on display
🌽 Sweet corn donated and cooked by Ridenour Farms
🍖 Plus a delicious FREE meal

You won’t want to miss out on the celebration!! We’ll see you tomorrow!

08/12/2026

NEW THIS YEAR at Agriculture Appreciation Day! 🚜

We’re excited to bring some new agriculture experiences to the event this year!

Prosser Ag LLC will be joining us to showcase their drone services, custom spraying, cover crop spreading, and seed sales.

FENDT MOMENTUM Planter will also be on display! Come take a closer look at this impressive piece of planting equipment and learn more about the technology behind it.

A BIG THANK YOU to Ridenour Farms! We are so grateful for their generous donation of sweet corn and for cooking it for everyone to enjoy! We truly appreciate their support of Agriculture Appreciation Day and our local agriculture community. 🌽

📅 August 14th | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM

📍 USDA Service Center Parking Lot – Peachtree Plaza 200,1220 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703.

08/12/2026

Meet Your Local Conservation Team! 🌱

Join us on Friday, August 14th from 11 AM–2 PM for a free lunch, live music, and a great opportunity to meet your local SWCD, FSA, and NRCS staff and learn more about the conservation programs and services available to our local community.

Whether you’re a farmer, landowner, interested in learning more about conservation, or just hungry, we’d love to connect with you! Stop by, meet the crew, ask questions, and discover how we can help support your conservation goals. 🌾

📍 USDA Service Center Parking Lot – Peachtree Plaza 200, 1220 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703.

We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating the agriculture community we’re proud to serve! 🚜🌱

08/11/2026

🎶 Live Music at Agriculture Appreciation Day!

We’re excited to welcome local musician Sienna Fee to Agriculture Appreciation Day! 🎤🎸

Sienna will be performing 11:30 AM–1:30 PM on August 14th, bringing some great live music to our celebration of the local agriculture community.

📍 USDA Service Center Parking Lot – Peachtree Plaza 200, 1220 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703.

Come out, enjoy the music with a FREE lunch, and help us celebrate!

08/11/2026

🌾 We’re getting excited… are you?! 🎉

Our Agriculture Appreciation Day is almost here, and we can’t wait to celebrate our local agriculture community with you! 🚜🌽

Come stop by on August 14th from 11:00 AM–2:00 PM for a FREE meal! Check out the menu below!

🍖 Slow-Smoked Pulled Pork
🧀 Creamy Homestyle Mac & Cheese
🌽 Fresh Sweet Corn
🍦 Soft-Serve Ice Cream

Food provided by the Steuben County Soil & Water Conservation District.

📍 USDA Service Center Parking Lot – Peachtree Plaza 200, 1220 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703.

We hope to see you there! Come hungry and help us celebrate the farmers, producers, landowners, and our agriculture community! 🌱💚

08/07/2026

There’s no better time to celebrate the hardworking farmers and local producers who work every day to care for the land and provide for our community.

Tomorrow, we’ll be set up at the Steuben County Farmers Market, and we’d love for you to stop by our booth!

Come say hello, check out the various programs we offer for soil health and conservation, and support local while you’re there.

We can’t wait to see you tomorrow!

08/06/2026

Farmers for Soil Health has opened 2026 enrollment in their cover crop program!

Any corn, soybean, wheat, grain sorghum or cotton farmer in Indiana and 19 other states are eligible to enroll, regardless of cover crop history.

Enrolled farmers can get up to $35 an acre, up to 2,000 acres.

Enrolling in the Farmers for Soil Health program offers a wealth of benefits, comprehensive support, and financial incentives designed to enhance sustainability and profitability. This program provides access to resources, expert guidance and a community of like-minded farmers dedicated to improving soil health. The long-term impact may include better yields, healthier crops and a stronger bottom line.

Additional details at https://farmersforsoilhealth.com/program-incentives/

Harvest is almost here, so enroll your 2026 cover crop acres today!

You not only earn $35 per acre, per year, on 2,000 cover crop acres, regardless of practice history, but also gain access to knowledgeable, local support to guide you each step of the way.

Enroll here:
FarmersforSoilHealth.com/uncover-earnings-through-cover-crops/

08/05/2026

The Pollinator Partnership (a 501c3 nonprofit) is conducting a survey with the USDA to learn about Midwest growers’ preferences for on-farm conservation programs. Responses will be used to improve programs offered by the USDA.

To qualify to take the survey, you must currently own and/or manage farmland in at least one of these states:
🇺🇸 Illinois
🇺🇸 Indiana
🇺🇸 Iowa
🇺🇸 Michigan
🇺🇸 Missouri
🇺🇸 Ohio
🇺🇸 Wisconsin

They encourage completing the survey whether or not you have already participated in USDA or other conservation programs. Responses will not identify anyone individually; results will be aggregated and anonymized when presented.
https://form.jotform.com/261315779919067

Calling Midwest farmers! Help make the Midwest a leader in conservation on farms. Take 15 minutes to tell us what you think🧑‍🌾

You are eligible to participate if you own or manage farmland in any of the following states: Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Take the Midwest Farm Conservation Survey TODAY to improve the quality of conservation programs for Midwestern farmers!

🔗Take the survey at:
https://form.jotform.com/261315779919067

Pollinator Partnership (a 501c3 nonprofit) is conducting this survey under contract for the USDA. If you have any questions, please contact Jordan Phelps ([email protected]) or Vicki Wojcik ([email protected]) at Pollinator Partnership.

08/04/2026

💧August is National Water Quality Month! 💙

Healthy streams, rivers, and lakes begin right here in our community. Every drop matters, and every action we take helps protect the water we all depend on.

This month, join us in helping make a difference by:
🌿Planting native plants to reduce runoff.
🐾Picking up after your pets.
🌧Keeping grass clippings and leaves out of streets and storm drains.
🛢Disposing of oil, paint, and household chemicals properly.
🚮Picking up litter before it reaches our waterways.

🚜Farmers also play an important role in protecting water quality, too! Practices such as planting cover crops, using conservation tillage, establishing filter strips and riparian buffers, and using nutrient management plans help keep soil and nutrients where they belong - on the land.

Together, we can protect clean water for our communities, support healthy wildlife habitat, and ensure productive farmland for generations to come.

We proudly recognize our River Friendly Farmers and the many farmers throughout our community who are putting conservation into action on their farms. They are helping protect our waterways and improving soil health.

Check out Steuben County SWCD's River Friendly Farmers at
https://steubenswcd.org/river-friendly-farmer/

Contact us to learn how you can protect water quality on your property!

08/03/2026

Great info. to share from Angola Engineering & MS4!!

*** TIPS FROM MS4 ***

If you use fertilizer on your lawn or garden, please do so responsibly. Excess nutrients can run off land into our waterways causing algal blooms. Always follow the application rates on the product label. Make sure applicator equipment is properly calibrated. This is true even if you hire a company. Never apply fertilizer before rain is forecasted. Be sure to use phosphorus-free fertilizer.

Just remember the 4Rs of nutrient management to get the most out of your fertilizer application. The 4Rs are:

Right fertilizer source at the
Right rate, at the
Right time and in the
Right place

If everyone using fertilizer implements the 4Rs, the amount of excess nutrients entering the water will be much less.

City of Angola Municipality
Steuben County Soil & Water Conservation District
Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management District
Steuben County Lakes Council