Past Winners
2017 Conservation Farm Award
Jerome Deslippe
The winner of the 2017 Conservation Farm Award was announced at the Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ESCIA) Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 7, 2017. 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 Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association.
This year, the award was presented posthumously to Jerome Deslippe of Amherstburg. His daughter, Rochelle Deslippe, accepted the award on Jerome’s behalf. Jerome Deslippe passed away on August 16, 2017.
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2016 Conservation Farm Award
J. Brush Farms Ltd.
The Winner of the 2016 Conservation Farm Award was announced at the Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ESCIA) Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2016. 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 Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association. This year the winner of the Conservation Farm Award is J. Brush Farms of Harrow.
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2015 Conservation Farm Award
Don and Neal Huber
The Winner of the 2015 Conservation Farm Award was announced at the Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association (ESCIA) Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 3, 2015. 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 Essex Soil & Crop Improvement Association. This year the winners of the Conservation Farm Award are Don and Neal Huber of Harrow.
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