Sand County Foundation

Barby Ranch's remote location poses some challenges, but rancher Bill Barby's passion for #conservation knows no bounds. We salute the recipient of the Kansas Leopold Conservation Award with American Farmland Trust, Farm Credit Services of America, ITC Holdings Corp., Kansas Department of Agriculture, Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks, Ducks Unlimited, The Kansas Forest Service, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, McDonald's, Green Cover, KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, RANCHLAND TRUST OF KANSAS INC, & others! For more on Barby Ranch, visit: https://lnkd.in/gq6XKBTc

Register today for a Dec. 19 #soilhealth webinar featuring a farmer panel and findings from Vasudha Sharma, Anuradha Garg, Heidi Peterson, Greg Olson, Samuel Kwakye, Ph.D, & Eli Halverson. Register at https://lnkd.in/g3w36BSp This important work is made possible with support from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) & Department of Soil, Water, & Climate | University of Minnesota.  

Join our team! We are #hiring an Associate Director to assist with the Leopold Conservation Award. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gCABUt_d

Congrats to Barry & Eli Little's Blioux River Ranch, the recipient of the 2024 South Dakota Leopold #Conservation Award. We salute their efforts to improve #soilhealth, water & wildlife resources on their working land with South Dakota Farmers Union, American Farmland Trust, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, South Dakota State University, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ducks Unlimited, First Dakota National Bank, North Central Region SARE, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, SD Soybean Research & Promotion Council/SD Soybean Association, The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), SOUTH DAKOTA CATTLEMENS ASSOCIATION, SOUTH DAKOTA GRASS LANDS COALITION, & others!

#Farmer #conservationist #entrepreneur all describe Wendy Mariko Johnson, 2024's Iowa Leopold #Conservation Award recipient. We salute this land steward with Practical Farmers of Iowa, American Farmland Trust, Soil Regen, Farm Credit Services of America, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance, Iowa Corn, Iowa Farmers Union , CONSERVATION DISTRICTS OF IOWA, LEOPOLD LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE, & others! Learn more at https://lnkd.in/g3Z2APcG

Congrats to Hutchison Brothers, this year's recipient of the Leopold #Conservation Award in Maryland. We salute these land stewards with Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc., American Farmland Trust, Maryland Department of Agriculture, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Chesapeake Conservancy, Delmarva Chicken Association, ShoreRivers, The Nature Conservancy in Maryland and DC, Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment, & MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS INC

Cannon Michael carries on his family's legacy by providing leadership on habitat protection, water #conservation, #soilhealth, sustainable #farming, and sound farm & environmental policy as president of Bowles Farming Company, Inc. Learn more about the 2024 California Leopold Conservation Award recipient at https://lnkd.in/gTNeaAYb Award made possible with support from California Farm Bureau, Sustainable Conservation, American Farmland Trust, Farm Credit Services of America, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, McDonald's, & others!

Trends come and go, but #sustainability and resilience have defined this family business for generations. We salute Bowles Farming Company, Inc. & Cannon Michael on receiving the 2024 California Leopold #Conservation Award with Sustainable Conservation, California Farm Bureau, American Farmland Trust, Farm Credit Services of America, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, McDonald's, The Harvey L. & Maud C. Sorenson Foundation, and others!

Meet Richard Adamski & Valerie Dantoin. Their 240-acre farm is covered with a green, protective blanket year-round thanks to the managed #grazing system. We salute the 2024 recipients of the Wisconsin Leopold #Conservation Award with Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Dairy Farmers of America, American Farmland Trust, Culver's Restaurants, Compeer Financial, McDonald's, Wisconsin Corn, Wisconsin Land+Water Conservation Association, The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin, Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association, & USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Learn more about the Adamski family at https://lnkd.in/gBXhSzrn

We applaud the innovation of farmers and land stewards like Loran Steinlage.