Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District
Outstanding Conservation Farmer
2008 Winner
Kurt Gretzinger
Kurt Gretzinger was selected as the conservation farmer of the year. He lives south of Urich. He row crops over 2,000 acres and no-tills more than half of his ground.
| Kurt Gretzinger with his hired hand of 10 years, Ronnie Caldwell. |
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| Kurt receives his award from Travis |
View Kurt Gretzinger Slideshow from Annual Dinner PDF
Previous Recipients of theOutstanding Conservation Farmer Award |
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| 1968 | Clyde Wirsig |
| 1969 | Ted Austin |
| 1970 | David Hutcherson |
| 1971 | Larry Neuenschwander |
| 1972 | Clarence Henny |
| 1973 | Charles Crooks |
| 1974 | Carl Harclerode |
| 1975 | Delmer Mitchel |
| 1976 | Keith Henry |
| 1977 | Robert Shoemaker |
| 1978 | Wayne Norcross |
| 1979 | Thomas Kinyon |
| 1980 | Gordon Mills |
| 1982 | Floyd Wilson |
| 1983 | Bill Whitlow |
| 1984 | Jones Brothers |
| 1985 | Norcross Farms, Inc |
| 1986 | Richard Hendrich |
| 1987 | Robert Spangler |
| 1988 | James Swaters |
| 1989 | Raymond Gieselman |
| 1990 | Margie Kinyon |
| 1991 | Robert Angle |
| 1992 | Schmidli Brothers |
| 1993 | Leroy George |
| 1994 | William Hull |
| 1995 | Kelly Kiefer |
| 1996 | Charles and Daniel DesCombes |
| 1997 | Francis Long |
| 1998 | Kenny and Dianna Emick |
| 1999 | Cecil and Pat Gray |
| 2000 | Wayne and Edward Boden |
| 2001 | Brian Fowler |
| 2002 | Michael Sheffer |
| 2003 | Harry Barber |
| 2004 | John Howerton & Sons |
| 2005 | Bob Higgins |
| 2006 | Stanley Nold |
| 2007 | T., J., & C. E. Farm |
