Stewardship

Farming has always been a conservation minded business.  Our grandfathers could use the same piece of baling wire 10 times and still make it last 15 years.

Today we are running lighter, leaner, and greener; all in an effort to reduce what we use, protect our environment, and conserve for our future generations.

Some ways that Templeton Family Farms contributes:

• Planted over 200 trees in the last 5 years
• Our main shop utilizes waste oil as a heating source during the winter months
• Swine manure is strategically managed and placed to obtain the best utilization and reduce usage of manufactured fertilizer
• The farm has over 7 miles of CRP buffer strips to protect our waterways from runoff, sedimentation, and increase wildlife habitat
• All of our chemicals are purchased and transported in reusable/returnable 250 gallon tote containers
• All of our seed is purchased in 50 unit reusable/returnable pro-unit containers
• Our equipment fleet is 100% equipped with GPS controls and steering which enables us to reduce crop inputs and diesel fuel consumption while increasing product placement accuracy and input efficacy.
• Live dynamic records for better business decisions
• Installed a tower grain drying system that reclaims the heated air in the drying process conserving tremendous amounts of energy
• Installed energy efficient florescent lights in our hog units to reduce energy consumption
• Installed automatic motion sensors/switches for the lights in our shop.
• Proud members of Pheasants Forever and White Tails Unlimited
• Farm and shop utilizes bulk oil for equipment maintenance, saving tremendous amounts of plastic and containers from being discarded.