Heusinkveld Farm Selected As
2007 Outstanding Conservationists
Each year the Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District selects an outstanding conservationist that has made significant accomplishments in the management and conservation of natural resources.
We are pleased to announce that the Fillmore SWCD Board of Supervisors has selected Heusinkveld Farm as our 2007 Fillmore County Outstanding Conservationist Award Winners.
Heusinkveld Farm is a three-generation family dairy operation owned and operated by Cleon Heusinkveld and his sons, Steve and Jeff, and Jeff's son, Nate. The Heusinkvelds milk 270 cows and operate about 600 acres, ninety percent of which is in a four-year 50/50 hay and corn rotation. Their practices include cover crops on their corn silage acres, well maintained grass waterways, terraces, a farm pond, conservation tillage, and implementation of a nutrient management plan reducing their commercial fertilizer inputs significantly. They are currently cooperators in a grazing study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to measure runoff from pastures and manured crop fields. The Heusinkveld operation has prevailed through tough economic times for dairy farms making many improvements and keeping conservation on the land.
As outstanding conservationists, the Heusinkveld families will be invited to attend the Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts convention in Rochester scheduled for December 2nd, 3rd and 4th, where they will compete for Minnesota's Outstanding Conservationist Award. The state's SWCDs are currently recognizing accomplishments in implementing conservation practices and improving Minnesota's natural resources.
Congratulations to Heusinkveld Farm - Cleon, Steve, Jeff and Nate - on their conservation achievements!
Contact Information:
900 Washington Street NW, Preston, MN 55965
Phone: (507) 765-3878 ext. 3
Fax: (507) 765-4415
Hours of Business: 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
E-mail: jeanette.serfling@mn.nacdnet.net