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Holmes Soil & Water Conservation District

Home
Upcoming Events
Conservation Day Camp 2025
Ladies of the Land
2025 Board Meeting Dates
About Us
Meet Our Staff
Meet Our Board
Friend of Conservation Recipients
Conservation Farm of the Year Recipients
Past Supervisors
Winter Newsletter 2024-25
Homeowners
Our Services
Soil Testing
Borrow Our Broadcast Seeder
Rain Barrels At Home
Subdivision Permit
Erosion Control for the Homeowner
Web Soil Surveys
Holmes County GIS
Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative
Farmers
Our Services
Soil Testing
Grassed Waterways
Borrow our Broadcast Seeder
Web Soil Surveys
Holmes County GIS
Managing Pastures During & After Drought
Educators
Our Services
Tom Graham 5th Grade Conservation Farm Tour
5th Grade Hosts
Rainfall Simulator Teaches Big Lessons
US EPA's "How's My Waterway"
ODNR Wildlife Guide Books - Downloadable
Forestry
ODNR Portable Bridge Rental Program
ODNR Forestry - Best Management Practices
Forestry Pollution Prevention Plan (FP3)
Right Tree Right Place
Managing for White Oaks
ODNR Tree Planting Guide
Call Before you Cut
State Service Forester Directory
Private Consulting Forester Directory
SUPPORT our mission
Jason Shumaker, Chairman / Treasurer

Jason Shumaker, Chairman / Treasurer

Jason shares a family operation farming 300 acres and tending a cow/calf beef herd in Ripley Township. Nearly all of the acres are managed as no-till with extensive use of cover crops. He works off the farm at Lowe & Young in Wooster. One of the things that attracted him to the role of supervisor is keeping the farm community involved and informed.

HAROLD NEUENSCHWANDER, Vice-Chairman

HAROLD NEUENSCHWANDER, Vice-Chairman

Harold works for Harold's Equipment the company he founded and operated since 1985. He has been in the farm-equipment business since high school and grew up on a dairy farm in Wayne County. He worked with many farmers in eastern Ohio helping to develop and install manure storage and milk house/parlor-waste systems. Harold served as President of the Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Districts, and attends New Point Community Church. Harold and his wife Sue have three children and seven grandchildren that all live in Holmes County.

Jason Biltz, Secretary

Jason Biltz, Secretary

Jason has served two-terms on the Holmes Soil & Water board of supervisors. Here he has gained a greater understanding of how the Soil & Water program works to create a strong partnership with landowners and state/county agencies. Jason works at Tekton Engineering, specializing in land management and development. Him and his family operate a small commercial maple syrup farm in Glenmont.

Kyle Hanna, Fiscal Agent

Kyle Hanna, Fiscal Agent

Kyle is a lifelong Holmes County resident, and graduate of West Holmes High School. He has participated in 4-H and FFA programs along with currently being on the Holmes County Agricultural Society Board of Directors. He currently works at Ag-Pro Millersburg selling feed and show supplies.

Christie Stitzlein, Education Chair

Christie Stitzlein, Education Chair

Christie and her husband Tim own and operate Hi Hills Farms in southwestern Holmes County, where they milk 650-700 Holstein cows. She has been actively involved in dairy farming for 28 years, 24 of those in Holmes County. They double crop 400 acres of rye and corn as well as 450 acres of hay and pasture ground. Their hills can be a challenge to farm, so they practice no-till for erosion control as well as cover crops. and two of their children are interested in continuing it so she feels it's important to protect it for the next generation. She has also served on the Holmes County Farm Bureau board for 6 years, 2 of those years as President.

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Jason Shumaker, Chairman / Treasurer
HAROLD NEUENSCHWANDER, Vice-Chairman
Jason Biltz, Secretary
Kyle Hanna, Fiscal Agent
Christie Stitzlein, Education Chair
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