Show Paoe County Chronicle Progress 4 Millard March 12 2001 Delta celebrates July 4 Delta Soil Conservation District 2001 Farmer of the Year his year's Delta Soil Conversation District Farmer of the Year is Run Dav jnd family of Sugarv ille The Das family includes Ron his wife Joann and children Brandon Lacce Jcnnce andJunnie ( ifanddaughtcr Njyvcc is the most recent addition to the family Brandon laceeand acce's husband Stone work Aith Ron on the family operations which consist of t riHi acres Ihcs erovs alfalfa both has and sec com for silaec and train and bar lev last sear thes planted a trial plot of onions Ron acknowledged thee onion project was quite successful and thcVd kc to trow more in the future after some of the intensive hand labor challcnecs areoscreome sked how he ended up farmint Ron s answer seas that he needed a project for his and his son to work en totether The oritinal project hetan with lMt acres of s time went on opportunities Mtalla and so to acquire more land came alont beef and datrs operation erew take adsantate of the was atldcd crown hv the famils In IWi the Sucjf s lie uhinc plant was built to another outlet for loculls crown has Ron and his famils feel that the recent addition of more dairies in the counts have enhanced opportunities for their operation as well as other growers in the area Ron s various experiences as a vounc man after hich school included scllinc’ and mov me mobile homes as far awas as( all lornia husine and expanding what is now lij larhacc Scrv ice as well as starting Rancho qutpnxnt Sen ice He also sjxnt A $300 cash prize was awarded to the Chamber of Commerce for their first place entry float Sportsmen for Fish & Wildlife won $200 cash for their second place float featuring an elk and other complete in their outdoor habitat Club won third place for their float and received a $100 cash The float featured baby Swbedash animals and children along with bales of straw About 15 club members worked on the float Best Display of Theme and $100 cash went to the Hinckley Second Ward for their float depicting of pioneer hardships and the struggles they faced complete with Mormon crickets as they forged the future the wildlife feed quite a lot ol minuv irocvts work construction ing buildines and mans other experiences under Ron and his famils hjve found that together and being good stewards of the land ate what bring the most During this inters tew Ron pointed out that they family's cess has been greatly enhanced by their i'J full and employees Rev people in the Dav Farm crew clude Dick lurner a certified public countant ance llenrie a cistl engineer with his heart in farming and Os Rigby a former equipment salesman who came by one day to discuss an equipment purchase and ncser left At Sugars tic feeders Manjget keeps things running smoothly his belt ith those Back row left to right Brandon Ron Joann Front row Lacee Stone y were unavailable at photo time Jonme Jenne and and Bob Thomas oversees tion and chopping barley for silage on the second year This last practice helps the Day family to get new hay seeded by Pioneer Day (July 24) which helps to create a hardier and more weed free stand cording to Ron Experience hasalso taught them that frequent ditch and dike cleaning makes the job easier and also helps to keep new weed infestations at bay Nights and time between crops finds them constantly working on machinery maintenance so breakdowns during cropping arc mimmied This helps to get the home crops in on time as well as have time to take care of their custom harvesting customers inally as you drive around Sutherland buildand Sugars tile the ings and farmland of the Day family help make the ride even more pleasurable We congratulate Ron Day and family - 2001 Farmers of the Year the running of Rancho quipment Ron stresses that a successful business needs good people to get things done right and feels they have been duly blessed Some of the criteria the Soil Conscrs District uses to select a Farmer of the Year rcc ipient are use of conscrs ation use of other progressive farming methods and even general appearance of the operation which will enhance Vlillard County's reputation as a forward thinking agricultural county Day Farms was one of the pioneers in the use of fewer and larger water outlets in their flood irrigation system as well as increased acreage in each dike Ron says this practice allows the use of bigger streams of water resulting in time and hile covering a lot of ground bor sas ings Other practices employed which arc coming more common around the county are planting corn as another rotation op 3 on 3 VOLLEYBALL ANYONE? 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