HARDIN COUNTY – Mark Badertscher was selected as one of two Ohio Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educators to be recognized for the National Association of County Agricultural Agents Achievement Award. The award recognizes extension educators with less than ten years in the profession.
Badertscher has been the Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Educator in Hardin County since June 2013. He serves as president of the Conservation Tillage Conference in Ohio. NACAA team awards include national winner in NACAA Search for Excellence Sustainable Agriculture, national finalist in Bound Book, and regional finalist in Video Recordings.
Badertscher joined forces with the Ohio No-Till Council acting upon the recommendation of a local farmer to provide answers to the 2019 planting season challenges facing northwest Ohio farmers. A panel of 10 experts were summoned to Ohio Northern University in Ada to address prevented planting, cover crops, and crop insurance a week later. In addition to 157 producers in attendance, support was gathered to provide a professionally produced video that was later made available to farmers throughout Ohio and the corn belt highlighting this Cover Crops for Prevented Planting Acres event.
