Serving Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties
John P. Shepherd was recognized for his outstanding contributions to conservation at the Nottoway County Farm Bureau Banquet on October 1. Piedmont SWCD Director Ricky Rash presented Shepherd the Young Conservation Farmer award and said that, “Mr. Shepherd demonstrates a strong conservation ethic and works to build the soil even as he works it.”
The Piedmont Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is a non-profit, political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia operating primarily on a grant basis with funds from state and local governments. Piedmont SWCD provides technical and educational assistance for natural resource conservation to land users, farmers, foresters, homeowners, and local governments in Amelia, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties. Since 1939, the District has delivered voluntary, locally-led conservation solutions to natural resource concerns.