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Farm receives conservation award

Casey Langan Sand County Foundation
Nov 30, 2023
Nov 30, 2023

Nolls Farm — Noll's Dairy Farm consists of 400 acres of contoured corn, soybean and hay fields managed in concert with 450 acres of adjacent forests, oak savannas and prairies that provide timber production and wildlife habitat.
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Casey Langan Sand County Foundation

Noll’s Dairy Farm of Alma is the 2023 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award recipient. Mark, Curtis, and Scott Noll and their families receive $10,000 and a crystal award for being selected. The award honors farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.

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