Frankfort Farm Family Honored At Ross SWCD Annual Meeting

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The 73rd Annual Meeting of the Ross Soil and Water Conservation District honored a long-time Frankfort area farm family and brought in a harvest contest winning farmer as their special guest speaker, who also has his own reality TV shows.

June and Kelvin Putnam were honored at the meeting as Cooperator of the Year for their efforts of installing grass waterways in the 1980’s. Kelvin is also a former Board of Supervisors member, where he served in the 1990’s.

The Putnam’s have been long-time farmers in the Frankfort area.

Special guest Cory Atley of the “Corn Warriors” and “The Podfather” shows that air on RFD-TV, participated in a question and answer session with Litter Media’s Mike Smith, where he talked about his success with state winning corn yields.

Atley, who has acres in Fayette, Clinton and Greene counties, is a multi-year state champion and recently placed second on the most recent season of Corn Warriors and this summer is competing in the current season of The Podfather, a soybean competition.

Cory has won both corn and soybean contests in Ohio four years in a row.