Brown’s Farm at Chauncey, Inc. has been named Dodge County’s Conservationist of the Year by the Central Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District. The award was presented at the district’s annual program for their achievements in soil and water conservation.
Brown’s Farm at Chauncey, Incorporated is located in southern Dodge County and is operated by Roger, Jenny, Jaye, and Caitlin Brown. Brown’s Farm at Chauncey presently manages 600 acres of farmland. Almost all of the crop land and pasture is irrigated with center pivots using remote monitoring and control equipment. All center pivot irrigation systems on the farm have been retrofitted with low pressure sprinklers with drops and are utilized through an injection system to provide fertilization and chemigation. Their row cropping includes conservation tillage, terraces, water outlets and grass waterways. Wells and ponds are also being used for irrigation practices. Brown’s Farm participated in the cost share program with the NRCS and Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission to build an irrigation pond to aid in supplying water to their pivots. Besides row cropping, they manage a 100 pure bred Black Angus herd, permanent pastures, timberland and a beginning silvopasture. Brown’s Farm also participates in several experimental projects through NRCS and UGA; the current project is Alfalfa interseeded into a permanent Bermuda grass pasture. Brown’s Farm is cost sharing with the NRCS in a Hoop House program to be managed by Jenny Brown. The Brown’s goal is to manage and improve the land while utilizing all available conservation practices.
Pictured (l-r) Caitlin Brown, Brown’s Farm at Chauncey, Inc.; James McCranie, Dodge County Soil and Water Conservation district supervisor; Roger Brown, Jenny Brown, and Jaye Brown,
Brown’s Farm at Chauncey, Inc.
Brown’s Farm is chosen as Conservationists of the Year
Located on Brown’s Farm is Chauncey Farm Supply, also operated by Roger, Jenny, Jaye, and Caitlin. Chauncey Farm Supply is a Gold Pride Dealer for Reinke Irrigation Systems and for Rainbow Manufacturing pumping units. Chauncey Farm Supply, through the assistance of Natural Resource Conservation Service, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, USDA Rural Development, Pine Country RC & D, and the Farm Service Agency, has installed low pressure sprinkler systems, diesel to electric conversions - including phase converters and VFD drives, traveler to center pivot conversions, remote monitoring and control systems, and pipe line installations for many of our farmers. Chauncey Farm Supply also assists its customers in determining the most productive use of the land by considering farmer goals, soil types, soil erosion, and available water in the most efficient manner possible. Chauncey Farm Supply encourages all farmers to be good land stewards.
Roger and Jenny have four children and two grandchildren. Two work directly with the businesses – Jaye graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Caitlin has a Business Administration degree and is also a licensed insurance agent. Their other two children include Brande Vaughn, who teaches English at Dodge County High School. She is married to Campbell and they have two children, Camryn and Brynlee. Carrie is a Child Life Crisis Specialist and is currently living in Greenville, NC. Roger is a Reinke Platinum Plus Irrigation Specialist and is a member of the Board of Directors for Dodge County Family and Children Services.
The Central Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District includes Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington, and Wilkinson counties. The district serves as guardian of the soil and water resources for the citizens of its counties.
For more information on the Central Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District, please contact the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission Region IV office in Milledgeville at 478-445-5766.
Roger and Jenny have four children and two grandchildren. Two work directly with the businesses – Jaye graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Caitlin has a Business Administration degree and is also a licensed insurance agent. Their other two children include Brande Vaughn, who teaches English at Dodge County High School. She is married to Campbell and they have two children, Camryn and Brynlee. Carrie is a Child Life Crisis Specialist and is currently living in Greenville, NC. Roger is a Reinke Platinum Plus Irrigation Specialist and is a member of the Board of Directors for Dodge County Family and Children Services.
The Central Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District includes Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Twiggs, Washington, and Wilkinson counties. The district serves as guardian of the soil and water resources for the citizens of its counties.
For more information on the Central Georgia Soil and Water Conservation District, please contact the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission Region IV office in Milledgeville at 478-445-5766.
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