Environmental Stewardship

We know that we are only successful when we take the best possible care of the natural resources with which we’ve been entrusted.

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Have a nomination for the 2024 ESAP Awards? Application process is open! Applications are due March 8th!

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Congratulations to our 2022 ESAP Regional Winners!

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We're taking a closer look at the Environmental Stewardship Awards Program and the impact it has on the long term success of the beef industry. We'll hear from some past ESAP winners and get their thoughts on the value of the program.

We're bringing you a behind the scenes look at the Environmental Stewardship Awards Program and the selection process for the regional winners of the award. We'll also examine why the stewardship program - and the operations it honors - is important to the beef industry.

Winner Gallery

Now in its 32nd year, the Environmental Stewardship Award has annually recognized the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of U.S. cattle producers from across the nation. Check out our gallery!

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2022 NATIONAL WINNER

Carter Cattle Company, LLC - Pintlala, Alabama

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April 26, 2023

Alabama Farm Honored with National Environmental Stewardship Award

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced today that Carter Cattle Company, LLC, in Pintlala, Alabama, is the 2022 National Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) winner. The award, which annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers, was presented to the Carter family during NCBA’s annual Spring Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.

February 2024

The 2023 regional winners will be announced at the Environmental Stewardship Awards Reception in February 2024 at the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show.

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