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Congratulations to 2025 Henry County Conservationist of the Year
Cane Creek Farms – The Edwin Ables Family Farm!
 
The Ables family was awarded the 2025 Henry County Conservationist of the Year award by the Paris Henry County Chamber of Commerce during the 2025 TN River Jam. The Conservationist of the Year is awarded annually and is designed to recognize farmers/producers in Henry County who delivers exceptional conservation results, is highly innovative, has shown that they are a leader in conservation, and shares knowledge within the agriculture industry
 
For over 20 years, Cane Creek Farms has been a leader in implementing sound conservation practices through their work with the Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Their efforts include excluding livestock from natural water sources, installing watering facilities, planting cover crops, and constructing erosion-control structures.
 
Congratulations to the Ables family for their conservation efforts to improve the land and water resources in Henry County! The Henry County SWCD thanks them for their past works and continued devotion to soil conservation and sustainability for future generations!

The Paris NRCS & Henry County SWCD had a great time at the 2025 Henry County Farm Fest.   Around 400 fifth grade students from Inman, Harrelson, Lakewood and Henry schools attended the Farm Fest at the Henry County Fairgrounds.  Each student was gifted a Henry County SWCD backpack full of goodies.  

We are always grateful for the opportunity to teach students about agriculture & conservation in Henry County!

If you are a military veteran, including past veterans and service members transitioning to civilian occupations, and are interested in farming, this new program in Tennessee can help you get started!  Supported by a USDA grant, this collaborative initiative unites Tennessee’s agricultural service providers to offer veterans education, hands-on training, financial resources and mentorships—paving the way for successful farm startups and expansions in rural communities.

Click HERE to read more information about this amazing program.

 

 

Happy 90th Anniversary NRCS!!!

This year we are celebrating the 90th anniversary of NRCS and their mission of helping people help the land. The link below tells the amazing story of Hugh Hammond Bennett, the "Father of Soil Conservation", and how and why the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Soil & Water Conservation Districts were created.        

                   90 Years of Helping People Help the Land: The History of NRCS             

       

Have you heard about the USDA-NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)?  NRCS works one-on-one with producers to develop a conservation plan that outlines conservation practices and activities to help solve on-farm resource issues. Producers implement practices and activities in their conservation plan that can lead to cleaner water and air, healthier soil and better wildlife habitat, all while improving their agricultural operations. EQIP helps producers make conservation work for them. Financial assistance for practices may be available through EQIP.

Highlighted below are just a few of the practices available through EQIP that have been implemented in Henry County.

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