Date:
8/5/2003 12:00:00 AM
Title:
NCBA Announces Seven ESAP Regional Award Winners
Ranches honored for environmental efforts
Seven ranching operations across the nation are being honored for their efforts in environmental enhancement and preservation, as the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced today the regional winners of their National Environmental Stewardship Award (ESAP) program.
2003 Regional Winners are:
Region I: Llangollen Farms – Middleburg, Virginia
Region II: Carlton 2x4 Ranch - Arcadia, Florida
Region III: M&M Cattle Company – Carthage, Missouri
Region IV: Canyon View Farms – Geary, Oklahoma
Region V: Frasier Farms, Woodrow/Limon, Colorado
Region VI: Work Family Ranch, San Miguel, California
Region VII: Barenthsen Red Angus Ranch – Powers Lake, North Dakota
Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences, and the Natural Resource Conservation Service of USDA, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program recognizes cattle producers whose stewardship practices are inventive, cost-effective and contribute to environmental conservation. The regional and national recipients of this top U.S. beef industry environmental award are selected by a committee of representatives from university faculty, federal and state government agencies, and conservation and environmental organizations.
“With generations of families living off the land since the mid 19th century, cattle ranchers are the original stewards of the land,” says Stephanie Tinsley, NCBA manager of environmental issues and coordinator of the ESAP program. “Our ESAP winners demonstrate how good business and environmental protection can go hand in hand. They are role models for all of us.”
The award winners will be formally recognized at the 2004 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in Phoenix, Ariz., next January, when the national award winner will be announced.
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For additional information, news releases and fact sheets on individual winners, contact NCBA’s Washington office at 202-347-0228.