Neal Kinsey, soil fertility specialist with Kinsey Ag Services in Charleston, MO and author of the book Hands-on Agronomy, will be the keynote presenter at the Van Buren Conservation District’s annual Farming for the Future conference. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 29 at the Van Buren Conference Center (490 S. Paw Paw St. […]
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Dragonfly, Damselfly, Stonefly, oh my! We often know what adult insects look like but many forms of insects start off living in the water for the first stages of their lives similar to a butterfly which starts as a caterpillar hatching from an egg. Just what do these other macroinvertebrates look like in their nymph […]
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The Van Buren Conservation District will host a Fall Farm Field Day on Wednesday, September 30 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Meachum Family Farm. The event, titled “Jumpstart Your Soil Health by Adding Diversity to the Crop Rotation,” will offer demonstrations and tours of several fields using different types of cover crops […]
Read MoreMichigan has 11,000 inland lakes and over 1,850 units of government who share a role in keeping those lakes clean for future generations. Four workshops will be held in Michigan during the summer of 2015 to help local officials and concerned citizens understand the benefits of inland lakes to communities, the regulations that govern them, […]
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Ohio farmer Dave Brandt will be the keynote presenter at the Van Buren Conservation District’s annual Farming for the Future conference on March 17 at the Van Buren Conference Center in Lawrence. Brandt farms 1,100 acres in central Ohio’s Fairfield County. He began no-till farming in 1971 and has been using cover crops on his […]
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Our annual Tree Sale is going on now! Pre-order deadline is Thursday, April 9. Pre-Order Pick Up Dates and Extra Seedling Sale at the VBCD office in Paw Paw: Friday, April 17 (noon-6 pm); Saturday, April 18, (10 am-4 pm) Sunday, April 19 (10am-2pm) New Leftover Sale Location this year! Extra seedlings will be sold at Barden’s Farm Market […]
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River Rescue- An Event that Makes a Difference The Van Buren Conservation District invites community members, families, organized groups and clubs to join them in the 5th Annual “River Rescue” Saturday, August 2nd from 9:00am – 1:00pm. River Rescue is a community event to help clean up our local waterways in the Paw Paw and […]
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Unwanted tires? Recycle them! The Van Buren Conservation District is holding a tire collection on Sunday, August 10th (9am-1pm) for Van Buren County residents. The tire collection will be held at the MDOT parking lot at 1003 E. Michigan Ave. Paw Paw, MI. Van Buren County residents can call 269-657-4030×5 to register for the collection. […]
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