Meet the Douglas County Conservation District Supervisors

ranch in Douglas County prioritizes water quality, time management, and animal health.

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In partnership with Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) awarded the Kansas Association of Conservation Districts (KACD) a grant in 2022 to help producers plant cover crops across Kansas. Awarded under NFWF’s Midwest Cover Crop Initiative, this grant supported implementation of beneficial Other partners participating in this effort included the Kansas Department of

Our Vice Chairperson, Lowell Neitzel was elected as a member of our Board in 2017. He grew up on 1,500-acre wheat, sunflower, and corn farm 10 miles from the Colorado border in Cheyenne County. He is now in a partnership with his wife’s family and is part of Bismarck Farms, which produces corn, soybeans and hay here in Douglas County.

Agriculture’s Division of Conservation and the Kansas Soil Health Alliance.

Named the Kansas Climate Smart Initiative, the goal was to plant 100,000 acres of cover crops this year. Kansas producers stepped up and enrolled over 100,000 acres. Producers receiving contracts were given the option of single year or multi-year contracts and paid $10/acre to plant a cover crop that met NRCS practice standards and specifications.

Our Treasurer, John Bradley was elected in 2020. Dr. Bradley is a native of Lawrence, KS. He earned his doctorate of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University in 1987. He then completed formal smallanimal internship training at the University of Illinois. Dr. Bradley practiced in California and Virginia before coming back to Lawrence and taking over the family practice, Bradley Animal Hospital. His

David Brown, was elected to the board in 2015. He was born in Douglas County and raised on a farm in the Vinland area. After college, he returned to the farm, where he continues to raise crops and has a cow/calf operation. In addition to farming, David spent 32 years with the Sheriff’s Office retiring as a lieutenant in March of 2008. He and his wife Twila have two grown children that live in Douglas County. For years David has supported 4-H programs and helped with the fair. In his free time, he enjoys sports and the outdoors.