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NRCS Retiree Honored
NRCS agronomist (retired), Dan Towery recently received the individual
No-till Innovator Award in Research and Education
at the National No-till meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. The award was presented to
Dan by Frank Lessiter, Editor and Publisher of
No-till Farmer
Magazine and Ross Larson, market development manager for Syngenta,
an agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through research
and technology.
The Lower Elkhorn Natural Resource District received the organizational
No-till Innovator Award in Research and Education.
Dan Gillespie, part-time NRCS employee was on-hand to accept the award for the
district located in Norfolk, Nebraska, that serves 15 to counties in the
northeast part of the State.
Your contact is Fred Jacobs, NRCS public affairs specialist, at 202-720-6794, or
fred.jacobs@usda.gov.
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