Marli Hickin, livestock farmer in the South River watershed
Marli Hickin, farmer and mother of five, teaches her children about sustainability.
Glenn and Arlene Reid in Broadway, Virginia
Glenn and Arlene Reid fenced their cows out of a stream to prevent calf losses and for ease of herd movement.
Pipeline can’t help but bring mayhem to Virginia’s environment
This was published in the online addition of the News Leader of Staunton, Virginia on 8/15/2017
Jimmy Callison, full-time cattle farmer in the Shenandoah
Ease of herd movemenet is the number one reason this farmer excluded livestock from the river that flows through his farm.
Want a Cleaner River? Keep Cow Pies Out, Plant Trees
Native trees and shrubs remove pollution from streams. Distributed by the Bay Journal News Service on 3/7/2017. We found a 30.6% reduction in E. coli in Middle River after it flowed through our riparian buffer. USA Today published the article on 3/17/17.
Waste Not: Selling Carbon-Rich Crop Residue Will Short Change Soil
Removing crop residues from the land leaves it vulnerable to the effects of weather. This oped piece was distributed by the Bay Journal News Service on 1/25/2017.
George Coyner, farmer, South Fork of the Shenandoah River
“I could drink the water leaving our farm”.
Dr. Scott Nordstrom, DVM
Dr. Scott Nordstrom recommends fencing livestock out of streams for bio-security reasons.
Fencing Out Streams Win-Win For Livestock, Conservation
Jesse Bussard interviewed me for this “Practice” for Gallagher North America. Gallagher is one of the largest international fencing companies in the world.
Save the Farm, Save the Bay
This award-winning op-ed piece was distributed by the Bay Journal News Service on 4/19/2016.
