NEW EQUIPMENT AVAILBLE TO MONTGOMERY PRODUCERS INCREASES SOIL HEALTH AND WATER QUALITY

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District
IT’S HERE! 10′ No-till drill for planting without disturbing soil – this method is SO very beneficial to soil health, soil structure and optimum prevention of erosion!
AVAILABLE FOR RENTAL NOW! Contact our office or reserve here: https://montgomerysoilconservation.com/equipment/
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SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE THIS WEEK!

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

SHARE – SHARE – SHARE for those pursuing a college degree in Agriculture or related fields!

The Montgomery SWCD is now accepting applications for the David E. Hinton 2025 Scholarship.
Agriculture/Natural Resources (or related major) students attending ANY accredited college and a Montgomery resident. DON’T MISS THE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE – JUNE 1ST!  PLEASE SHARE!

This annual scholarship was created in 2002 in memory of David E. Hinton.  Mr. Hinton was a founding board member of the Montgomery County Soil Conservation District in 1944.

The applicant must (1) be enrolled and/or attending an accredited college (2) a Montgomery resident and; (3) seeking completion of a bachelor degree program with a major in an agriculture related field (ex; Ag-Business, Ag- Science, Ag-Communications; Environmental Studies, Pre-Vet, Forestry or Wildlife Biology).

Applicants must complete and submit the following by JUNE 1ST:

  • Scholarship Application
  • minimum of two recommendation forms/letters
  • MOST CURRENT official transcript

The David E. Hinton Scholarship will award $500/semester ($1000 max per year) and is payable directly to the college with the student(s) name as recipient.

The Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will review all applications.

SCHOLARSHIP PACKET

Submit all applications to:  NancyL.Holt@usda.gov

Montgomery Co Soil & Water Conservation District, 25 Jefferson St, Suite 101, Clarksville.
The programs and services of the Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District are available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion or disability.
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REGISTRATION DEADLINE 3/26 FOR WILDLIFE WORKSHOP

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District

Interested in improving wildlife habitat, pollinators, or forest improvement practices on your land? Want to see a BEAUTIFUL piece of land with these highlights going and enjoy a great meal? Don’t miss the deadline WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26 signup!

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AG/RELATED MAJORS SCHOLARSHIP WINDOW NOW OPEN

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District
The Montgomery SWCD is now accepting applications for the David E. Hinton 2025 Scholarship.
Agriculture/Natural Resources (or related major) students attending ANY accredited college and a Montgomery resident. DON’T MISS THE SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE – JUNE 1ST!  PLEASE SHARE!

This annual scholarship was created in 2002 in memory of David E. Hinton.  Mr. Hinton was a founding board member of the Montgomery County Soil Conservation District in 1944.

The applicant must (1) be enrolled and/or attending an accredited college (2) a Montgomery resident and; (3) seeking completion of a bachelor degree program with a major in an agriculture related field (ex; Ag-Business, Ag- Science, Ag-Communications; Environmental Studies, Pre-Vet, Forestry or Wildlife Biology).

Applicants must complete and submit the following by JUNE 1ST :

  • Scholarship Application
  • minimum of two recommendation forms/letters
  • MOST CURRENT official transcript

The David E. Hinton Scholarship will award $500/semester ($1000 max per year) and is payable directly to the college with the student(s) name as recipient.

The Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will review all applications.

SCHOLARSHIP PACKET

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Posted on March 17, 2025 by Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District
A beautiful day for a tree giveaway! Couldn’t have asked for better weather in Clarksville for the Conservation District & USDA Earth Team Volunteers as they handed off more than 40 handmade birdhouses and delivered 250 free flowering dogwood and persimmon trees!

Thanks for the help USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, we were out by 10am!  Also a big thank you to the Five Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Council and Orgain Building Supply in Clarksville for funding supplies for the birdhouses. 

DID YOU MISS IT? We’re restocking the birdhouses TODAY! SWING BY OUR OFFICE THIS WEEK FOR MORE BIRDHOUSES (courtesy of Montgomery’s FFA)!!  These will be first come first serve, donation only.  All funding goes back to the FFA chapters that created the birdhouses.  Come on out and support Montgomery’s students!

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Montgomery Co Soil & Water Conservation District, 25 Jefferson St, Suite 101, Clarksville. The programs and services of the Montgomery County Soil & Water Conservation District are available on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, national origin, sex, religion or disability.
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