The On-Farm Demo Project is an agreement across six counties; Allen, Adams, Dekalb, Noble, Steuben and Wells to establish demonstration farms across the Western Lake Erie Basin. Demonstration farms showcase the implementation of conservation practices such as cover crop planting and no/reduced till to protect soil and water quality. Partnering agencies such as NRCS help with technical and financial assistance to help create effective management plans.

About the Allen County Demo Farms:

Wyss Farm Enterprises brings seed production expertise while practicing conservation and land stewardship. Wyss Farms Enterprises dedicates 500-600 acres to the planting of cover crops in the off-season, uses no-till, strip-till and added filter strips.

Muntzinger Farms has partnered with NRCS to implement water-quality focused projects and received the Allen County “river friendly farmer” recognition in 2025. In addition, he practices no-till, cover cropping and diversified gardening.

Roemke Farms is a family heritage farm committed to planting cover crops and no-till. in 2024, they experimented with mini-test plots treated with 15 different herbicides and seeded with 8 cover crops to evaluate termination by multispectral drone imaging. The Roemkes are eager to educate others.

The On-Farm Demo Agreement is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

GLRI supports the efforts to preserve and restore the Great Lakes – the largest freshwater system in the world.

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