For Jon Sampson, conservation is a practical decision
Jon Sampson, who farms in Corinth Township, southwest of Humboldt, was named the 2022 Conservation Farmer of the Year by the Humboldt County Soil and Water Conservation District. Humboldt Independent photo by Jim Sayers.
By JIM SAYERS
Jon Sampson farms in Corinth Township southwest of Humboldt where his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents farmed before him; it is now a fourth-generation farm. “Farming is all I ever wanted to do,” he said.
Sampson received the 2022 Humboldt County Conservation Farmer of the Year award by the Humboldt County Soil and Water Conservation District.
While Sampson lists a number of benefits from implementing conservation practices including no-till and cover crops on his 200-acre-plus farm, he said the most important thing to him is “timing.”
“Because I work in town full-time, my time is very valuable. (Due to conservation farming,) I save time in the fall by not chopping stalks or chisel plowing. In the spring, I don’t have to take time tilling before planting. All I have to worry about is planting, spraying and combining."
Read the full story and information about agriculture and other conservation-minded folks in this week's Humboldt Independent special Salute to Agriculture section.
