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Chief
Meteorologist To Speak At Darke SWCD Annual Meeting
GREENVILLE – Come celebrate the conservation accomplishments and
partnerships from the past year with Darke Soil & Water
Conservation District (SWCD) at their Annual Meeting and Banquet on
Monday, November 19, 2018 at the Greenville VFW. The doors will
open at 6:00 pm with the meal beginning at 6:30 pm. Tickets are
available for $10.00, all are welcome to attend.
This year’s speaker will be Ryan Martin, Chief Meteorologist for Ohio
Ag Net and Hoosier Ag Today. He will be presenting on weather
patterns, weather forecasting and the impacts of weather on grain
markets. Ryan grew up on a small diversified livestock farm in
North Central Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with a
degree in Applied Agricultural Meteorology. He can be heard on
the Morning Farm Show and read online at www.ocj.com,
www.hoosieragtoday.com or in the Ohio Ag Net daily e-newsletter,
Digital Dale.
Ryan has worked in the private weather sector for over 18 years,
providing information to a wide range of clients. Based in
Warsaw, Indiana, he developed a weather, risk management tool using
weather derivatives to mitigate the problems that weather brings to all
market sectors, not only the agricultural industry. Ryan focuses
on weather trends and incorporates how these trends will impact farming
operations and market prices.
The election of supervisors is another highlight of the Annual Meeting
& Banquet. This year there are three candidates for two seats
on the Darke SWCD board. The candidates are Gary Goettemoeller
(Wayne Township), Tom Harrod (Allen Township) and Craig Unger (Van
Buren Township). Any Darke County resident or landowner over the
age of 18 is eligible to vote in the Darke SWCD supervisor
election. Absentee voting is open until 4:00 pm on Monday,
November 19, 2018. The supervisor election will be held from
6:00-7:00 pm during the Annual Meeting and Banquet.
Darke SWCD is excited to host the 63rd Annual Meeting and Banquet on
November 19th. For more information, please visit our website at
www.darkeswcd.com or call our office at 937-548-1715, extension
3. All tickets are $10.00 and can be picked up at the Darke SWCD
office located at 1117 Southtowne Court, Greenville. Kick off the
holiday season by attending the Darke SWCD Annual Meeting and Banquet
on November 19th.
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