Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District

04/01/2026

03/26/2026

Our annual field day for Adams County 6th graders - Splash Day - is coming up in May. This fun-filled day of conservation education is fully funded by our sponsors:
Adams County Crops Committee; Adams County Farm Bureau
Amstutz Construction & Supplies; Arnold Lumber; Bath State Bank
Berne Ready Mix/Dayton Foundation; Buchan Logging, Inc.; Bunge; Decatur Rotary Club; First Bank of Berne; FCC (Adams);
Farm Bureau Insurance/John Carrol; Farmers Grain & Ag, LLC;
Fleming Excavating; G-Farms/Gene Witte; Habegger's Ace;
Isch Seeds; Krueckeberg Auction & Realty; Lehman Feed Mill
Miller Land Surveying; Minds Eye Graphics; Mitchel Enterprises
Miz Lehman Realtor & Auctioneer; Moser Motors and Poseidon Barge. Many thanks to these sponsors!

03/25/2026

This time of year we are all itching to get our gardens growing! Remember, we still have some cold temps in store~ Purdue has some great information on what to plant and when!https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/yardandgarden/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/10/HO-186.pdf

01/14/2026

Registration is now open for Ag Extravaganza, our Annual Meeting. We are excited to welcome Jim Barron, magician/comedian/illusionist as our entertainment this year. We will also be discussing official business, hold an election, enjoy dinner by Hummel’s Meats & More, present the Legacy in Ag Award, and simply enjoy each other's company. We will have drawings for multiple door prizes as well. This event is free, dinner is provided, and everyone is welcome. Resigter by calling our office at 260.724.4124 ext. 3 or emailing us at swcdadams@gmail.com. You can also register on our website at adamscountysoilandwater.com
We look forward to spending the evening with you!

12/30/2025

12/15/2025

Join us in January for Winter Seed Sowing! This event is free and open to everyone. Registration is required.

12/04/2025

Registration is open for our All Things Covered Winter Meeting!

11/20/2025

Join us Dec. 17th for our 'All Things Covered' winter field day. This event is free and everyone is welcome. Registration beings at 8:00 a.m.- coffee, donuts, and lunch are provided.

11/13/2025

Our office is open again! Please reach out if you need assistance- (260) 724-4124 ext. 3 or swcdadams@gmail.com. Or stop in and say hello at 975 S. 11th St. Decatur, In!

We are looking forward to servicing our community at full capacity!

10/09/2025

Due to the current Government Shutdown the USDA Service Center is closed. We are still hard at work providing services to our community. We currently have FREE SOIL sampling in the Western Lake Erie Basin portion of the county- For more information on program availability contact Adams County SWCD at
swcdadams@gmail.com. We hope to be back in the office soon! We wish all our producers and community a safe and happy harvest and fall season.

09/19/2025

Just in case you didn't notice!