Recipients honored at Greene County Conservation District awards ceremony
Greene County Conservation District Chairman James A. Cowell Jr. (left) presents Chris and Danielle Frye, parents of Zachary Frye of Holbrook, the 2021 Outstanding Conservation FFA Speaking Award on behalf of Zachary at the Conservation District无毛视频檚 annual award ceremony on Dec. 15.
Greene County Conservation District Chairman James A. Cowell Jr. (left) presents Buckshot Cattle Co. owners Gene Saurborn and Bobbi Bailey with the 2021 Outstanding Cooperator of the Year Award at the Conservation District无毛视频檚 annual award ceremony on Dec. 15.
A Greene County duo and an area native were recently honored by the county无毛视频檚 Conservation District for their outstanding commitment to soil and water conservation.
The Conservation District held this year无毛视频檚 annual awards ceremony Dec. 15 at Valley View Farm in Waynesburg, where awards were presented to Gene Saurborn and Bobbi Bailey, owners of Buckshot Cattle Company, and Zachary Frye, a 2021 graduate of West Greene High School.
Saurborn and Bailey, whose company is located on Big Shannon Run Road, were honored as the 2021 Outstanding Cooperator of the Year.
In a release issued by the Conservation District, Director Lisa Snider said this award is given to local farms that have shown substantial improvements to their operations by committing to the use of conservation practices that are intended to improve soil and water quality.
Saurborn and Bailey无毛视频檚 farm is located in Perry and Whiteley Townships and is nestled within both the Dunkard and Whiteley Creek Watersheds. The 202-acre farm, along with additional leased acreage, supports a cow-calf operation that consists of mainly Simmental and Angus breeds and a few horses, Snider said.
无毛视频淭he farming operation has implemented numerous federal, state and local programs and practices intended to improve soil and water quality,无毛视频� said Snider in the release. 无毛视频淭heir years of implementing farming practices that protect our natural resources were leading factors in being selected for this award.无毛视频�
Frye was honored with the Outstanding Conservation FFA Speaking Award.
Snider said he was recognized for his outstanding speaking skills at the county speaking contest with his speech entitled 无毛视频淓nergy: Preserve, Not Replace.无毛视频� During the 2021 speaking contest year, he advanced through the county and area rounds and placed first in the regional Conservation Speaking contest.
Frye for the State Prepared Speaking Contest, making him the highest placing Conservation Speaker in the Greene County FFA programs.
Frye, the son of Chris and Danielle Frye of Holbrook, also enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a November 2021 graduate of USMC Parris Island boot camp.