Morning AgClips reports that Niese Ag LLC of Pandora, Ohio, was selected as the first-place winner of the 2026 Red Gold Stewardship award, an honor for growers who value improving soil health and water quality.

The report notes that the family farm grows corn, wheat, rye, soybeans, red raspberries, black raspberries and blackberries. The Nieses have introduced conservation practices including grass filter strips, grassed waterways, cover crops, reduced tillage, blind inlets, drainage water management structures, small grains and grade stabilization structures.