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Body At the recent annual meeting of the Sumner County Conservation District, one of the highlights was the naming of this year’s poster winners.

Body At the recent annual meeting of the Sedgwick County Conservation District, one of the highlights was the naming of this year’s poster winners.

Body WELLINGTON – John Mick, an agronomist with Pioneer Sales, sure knows his farming history. Guests at the annual meeting of the Sumner County Conservation District got a real history lesson recently from Mick, who was the guest speaker at the meeting.

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Body Guests at the annual meeting of the Sedgwick County Conservation District knew they were in for a treat when speaker Todd Volkmann took Chuck the turkey vulture out of his carrier. Volkmann is the exhibit caretaker at the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit in Central Riverside Park.

Body Soil conservation has become a family tradition for Pete May and his family. That tradition and those efforts have been recognized by the Sedgwick County Conservation District, which honored the May family recently with its 2025 Conservation Award.

Body Soil conservation is not just for farmers and producers who grow crops. Just ask Christopher Vancuren, who owns and operates a beef cattle operation with his wife southwest of Conway Springs.

Body Brad Dilts knows the importance of the soil as a farmer. Dilts and his wife, Tiffany, own and operate Serenity Farm near Sedgwick – and their dedication to soil conservation has earned them the 2025 Urban Conservation Award from the Sedgwick County Conservation District.