保育與休閒部 保育。保護。享受。
保育與休閒部 
媒體諮詢：請聯繫戴夫·諾德克，dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov，804-786-5053.
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日期：05 年 12 月 2023
聯繫人：戴夫·紐德克，通訊和市場總監，804-786-5053，dave.neudeck@dcr.virginia.gov
2023 大盆地清潔水農場獎得主宣布
農場以卓越的土壤和水保護措施獲獎
RICHMOND, VA - Nine Virginia farms have received special recognition as grand winners of the 2023 Clean Water Farm Awards for demonstrating exceptional commitment to practices that protect the soil and water. The awards recognize farmers or farm owners doing exceptional work to protect soil and water resources. One winner is selected from each of Virginia’s major river basins.
“We celebrate and appreciate these award recipients, who are truly dedicated to sustainable farming and serve as role models for others across the commonwealth,” said Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Travis Voyles. "Their commitment to improve the health of Virginia's river basins by implementing best management practices is inspiring, and future generations will benefit from their stewardship of the land and natural resources."
In partnership with Virginia’s 47 soil and water conservation districts, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation sponsors the Grand Basin Clean Water Farm Awards each year. Individual soil and water conservation districts select local Clean Water Farm Award winners in the state. Awards were presented Dec. 4 during the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual meeting in Norfolk.
The winning farm owners, producers or operators employ technologies and best management practices that improve water quality. Efforts include keeping livestock out of streams and rivers, planting cover crops, instituting rotational grazing and adding vegetative buffers along waterways.
“These Grand Basin award winners, representing all regions of the Commonwealth of Virginia, are on the forefront of agricultural practices that protect one of our most precious resources: water quality,” said DCR Director Matt Wells.
Virginia’s soil and water conservation districts offer farmers technical assistance and advice on new technologies and practices to help them stay on the cutting edge of conservation farming.
VASWCD 執行董事 Kendall Tyree 博士表示：「地區工作人員和他們與他們合作的農民致力於持續改善豐富我們的自然資源的實踐。我們對與這些農場的合作關係感到自豪，這些農場有歷史數十年前，並感謝有機會協助農業社區，同時擴展這些相互利益的合作夥伴關係，以增強我們的土地和水域。」
有關每個認可農場的更多信息和描述，請訪問 www.dcr.virginia.gov/-and-water/cwfa-winner。
2023 大盆地清水農場獎得主
大桑迪-上田納西河
格雷格·米德
Lazy M 農場，塔茲韋爾縣被塔茲韋
爾土壤和水保育區提名，北安普頓縣沿岸謝
爾
頓艾利農場，北
安普頓縣由東岸土壤和水保育區提
名
詹姆斯河
新肯特縣的約
翰·布萊恩特老酒館農場被
殖民地土壤和水保育區提名
新雅德金河
格雷森縣
約翰·芬特薩默菲爾德牧場被新河
土壤和水保育區提名
波托馬克河
勞登縣賈斯汀和凱西·
威奇長石農場被勞登土壤和
水保育區提名
拉帕漢諾克河
約翰·保羅和莫利·維索斯基
洛斯特戴爾牛公司，卡爾佩珀縣被卡爾佩珀土壤和水保
育區提名
羅阿諾克河
皮特西瓦尼亞縣的蒂姆奧爾德森
A-Plus 農場被皮特西瓦尼亞土
壤和水保育區提名
謝南多阿河
賈斯汀和克里斯蒂·施密特
·羅金厄姆縣
被謝南多亞谷土壤和水保育區提名
約克河
弗雷德·馬西和彼得·馬西·路易
薩縣被托馬斯·
杰斐遜土壤和水保育區提名
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