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Stephen and
his wife Sara Jane reside on the farm that Stephen was born and
raised on in Buffalo Township. He is also employed outside
the farm at Cowgills Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning of
Cambridge. Stephen expressed that being a Board
member for SWCD helps him be a better steward of the land and
allows him to help the people of Noble County know how important
it is to preserve our farm land for future generations. He
also wants to help spread the word on different programs that
are available for them. His major conservation concerns
are the water quality and quantity availability and the
preservation of farmland. He and his wife own
approximately 300 acres and rent an additional farm owned by
Stephen’s cousin who also is a big help with the farming
operation They raise corn, hay and some small grain crops to
support the farm. He has approximately 60 head of beef
cattle and 40 head of sheep. Stephen’s children and
grandchildren also play a vital role in the farming operation.
BILL NAU - VICE CHAIRMAN
Bill and
his wife Kathy and families reside in Buffalo Township where
they operate and raise beef cattle in a family operation. Bill
and his father Bob head up the family operation, along with the
help of his children Brittani and Jordon. Bill is employed at
ODOT and his conservation concerns are losing land to
development and high prices for seeds and fertilizer.
ERIC VANFLEET - SECRETARY
Eric
VanFleet resides in Noble Township with his wife Steffany and
sons Branson & Nathan. Eric is employed at Noble Local as
the Ag Teacher. Eric commented “his main concern for
conservation is that SWCD continues to educate the residents
about the importance of conservation and resources available to
them to help them in their conservation efforts. Programs
and resources are useless if a landowner doesn’t take advantage
of them. An informed and educated public can make better
decisions about conservation”. Having been involved in
agriculture all of his life, he knows that it is of the utmost
importance that we make sure that future generations of
agriculturists have the natural resources available to them that
are necessary to raise food for our ever-growing nation.
MARCIA MURPHY - MEMBER
Marcia and
her husband Kevin live in Buffalo Township where they raise beef cattle
and sheep. They are the parents of three children, Emily, Anna,
and Ian. Marcia teaches 6th & 7th grade science at Shenandoah
Elementary, is an advisor for the Mount Ephraim Mountaineer 4-H group,
and is a member of the State Young Farmer Committee for the Ohio Farm
Bureau.
CHRIS CLARK - FISCAL AGENT
Chris and his wife Suzanne
reside in Olive Township along with their sons Waylon and Wyatt.
Chris is employed at Eastern Agriculture Research Station in
Belle Valley. Some conservation concerns that Chris
expressed were: water quality, pasture management to
reduce erosion and fencing out woods and streams. In
Chris's free time he enjoys farming and spending time with his
family.
LAURA SCHAFER - OFFICE
ADMINISTRATOR
JIM MIZIK - TECHNICIAN/EDUCATION
SPECIALIST
KIM RAY - NRCS DISTRICT CONSEERVATIONIST
JACKI ZEVENBERGEN -
DUCK CREEK WATERSHED COORDINATOR
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