Hardin County grower, Jerry McBride, received the Master Farmer Award at the annual Conservation Tillage and Techonology Conference. 

Conservation Tillage and Techonology Conference took place in Ada on the campus of Ohio Northern University on March 10 & 11, 2026. This 2-day event is Ohio's premier farming conference featuring concurrent sessions with over 60 speakers on topics ranging from agronomy to water quality. For more information regarding this year's conference and future conferences to come, please visit www.cttcohio.com.