Kansas Farm Bureau 2007 Natural Resources award winners

Greg & Melinda Sinn of Riley County were recognized for their outstanding contributions to conservation and stewardship of the land when they were awarded the 2007 Kansas Farm Bureau Natural Resources Award. The Sinns were honored during Kansas Farm Bureau's 89th annual meeting in Manhattan, Nov. 9-10, 2007.
In the late '80s, the Sinns were one of the first farmers in their area to implement no-till planting, on their operation north of Keats. They started no-till farming as a way to conserve time and transportation of farm equipment between two farms. They soon realized other benefits. Throughout the years Greg has seen the soil return to a healthier, more productive state. Today, their cropping operation is 100 percent no-till.
The Sinns also manage a small cattle herd and a farrow-to-finish hog operation. Manure and liquid waste from the hog operation is spread on the crop and grazing land for fertilizer and enhanced organic matter. Greg's newest approach for winter cattle grazing is rotating wheat, turnips and sudan grass in grazing fields. The combination of sudan grass and turnip/wheat has lead to healthier cattle and provides more forage in pasture-scarce areas.
The KFB Natural Resources Award recipient is selected from a group of ten Kansas Farm Bureau members, each of whom have received recognition for their commitment to environmental protection and natural resources conservation within their geographic KFB district.

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