2010 Conservation Farm Award

David Buchanan

The Winner of the 2010 Conservation Farm Award was announced at the Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ESCIA) Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 2, 2010. The award is presented each year to the farming operation which best display’s conservation minded farming practices from those nominated. The farms are graded on tillage practices, crop rotation, chemical use and storage, knowledge of fertility programs, Best Management Practices and overall farm maintenance. The winner is determined by a committee of Directors from the ESCIA. This year the winner of the Conservation Farm Award is David Buchanan of Comber.

Features of the Buchanan farm include: no-till cropping; crop rotation including corn, soybeans, hay, wheat and clover; ditch banks protected by vegetative buffer zones and rock chutes. Other features include perimeter windbreaks, woodlots and a wetland/pond. The Buchanan Farm also includes solar panels and will soon include a wind turbine and a hydro sub-transfer station for electric power production. David has participated in the Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan program and has implemented the use of many Best Management Practices.

Congratulations to David Buchanan and keep up the fine work!

The Essex Conservation Farm Award is sponsored annually by the Essex Soil and Crop Improvement Association, the Essex Conservation Club and the Essex Region Conservation Authority.

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