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Since 1965, the Holmes Soil & Water Conservation District has had the privilege to put on a farm tour for 5th graders throughout Holmes County. This cannot happen without a gracious host farm. Below are a list of those hosts.

 
 

1960’s

  • 1965- Jerry Uhl & Blake Boyd

  • 1966- Art Piar & Roy Schlabach

  • 1967- Floyd Wachtel & Frank Shutt

  • 1968- Dale Schlegel & Orus Weaver

  • 1969- Wilber S. Miller & Ralph Herman

1980’s

  • 1980- Jerry Uhl

  • 1981- Mastead Farms

  • 19982- Hyland Acres (Larry Alexander)

  • 1983- Earl Crilow

  • 1984- Emanuel Raber

  • 1985- Paul Boyd

  • 1986- Floyd Wachtel

  • 1987- Mastead Farms

  • 1988- Hyland Acres (Larry Alexander)

  • 1989- Dan Weaver

2000’s

  • 2000- Alan Kozak

  • 2001- Mastead Farms (Gary Mast)

  • 2002- Eli Allen Miller

  • 2003- Pam & Kurt Schlegel

  • 2004- Springhill Dairy (Tom & Chris Lang)

  • 2005- Springhill Dairy (Tom & Chris Lang)

  • 2006- Hyland Acres (Larry Alexander)

  • 2007- Jerry D. Miller

  • 2008- Jerry D. Miller

  • 2009- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

2020’s

  • 2020- COVID Year

  • 2021- Ayrdell Farm (Ferman & Fannie Wengerd)

  • 2021- Velvet View Farm (Aaron & Brandi Schlauch)

  • 2022- Walnut Lane Acres (Mervin Hershberger)

  • 2022- Springhill Farm (Chris Lang)

  • 2023- Ayrdell Farm (Ferman & Fannie Wengerd)

  • 2023- Jim & Shirley Croskey Family (DalRoy Farms)

  • 2024- Ayrdell Farm (Ferman & Fannie Wengerd)

  • 2024- Velvet View Farm (Aaron & Brandi Schlauch)

  • 2025- Jim & Shirley Croskey Family (Croskey Farms)

  • 2025- One-O-One Ranch (Tom & Sarah Miller)

 
 
 

1970’s

  • 1970- Larry Alexander & Emanuel L. Raber

  • 1971- Abram Mast

  • 1972- Robert Maurer

  • 1973- Paul Boyd

  • 1974- Larry Alexander & Emanuel L. Raber

  • 1975- Paul Boyd

  • 1976- Floyd Wachtel

  • 1977- Art Piar

  • 1978- RoSan Farms

  • 1979- Dale Schlegel

1990’s

  • 1990- Jim Mast

  • 1991- RoSan Farms (Daniel & Ina Miller)

  • 1992- Joe L. Miller

  • 1993- Eli A. Miller

  • 1994- Willis Mast

  • 1995- Dan & Andy Burkholder

  • 1996- Holmes County Home

  • 1997- Holmes County Home

  • 1998-  Rob R. & Mary Schlabach

  • 1999- David Kline Jr.

2010’s

  • 2010- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2011- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2012- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2013- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2014- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2015- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2016- Spring Walk Farm (Wachtel Family)

  • 2017- Spring Walk Farm (Wachtel Family)

  • 2018- One-O-One Ranch (Tom Miller)

  • 2019- Spring Walk Farm (Wachtel Family)