Debbie Blank | The Herald-Tribune
Calvin Finch (third from left), Blooming Grove, was applauded as the 2016 Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District Conservation Farmer of the Year. With him are (from left) district coordinator Chris Fox, district chairperson Michael T. Schwab and Natural Resources Conservation Service district conservationist Evan Divine. The honoree was praised for 100 percent no till, planting cover crops since 2012 and also grass buffer strips along a stream, rotational cattle grazing, fencing of streams, timber stand improvement and invasive species control on woodlands.