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2022
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP AWARD
NOMINATION PACKET
AWARD PROGRAM
For centuries, cattle producers have had a personal it also provides fellow cattle producers with
relationship with the nation’s land and resources. examples and ideas which may be useful on their
They have assumed the responsibilities and risks own farming and ranch operations.
of investing their lives to protect and conserve
the environment. Producers depend on the land The Environmental Stewardship Award is an initiative
and its resources for their livelihood. Therefore, of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and
good management demands they care for the the National Cattlemen’s Foundation, and is funded
environment for their own welfare as well as for by Corteva Agriscience, McDonald’s and the Natural
future generations. Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture along with a partnership
Cattle producers, as individuals and as an industry, with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
are actively working to protect and improve the
Award winners are selected annually by a committee
environment, because they know environmental
of representatives from universities, conservation
stewardship and good business go hand-in-hand.
organizations,and federal and state agencies. For
guidance, the judges consider the management of
Since 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award
water, wildlife, vegetation, air, and soil along with
annually recognizes outstanding stewardship
practices and conservation achievements of U.S. leadership abilities and the sustainability of the
cattle producers across the nation. Regional and business as a whole.
national award winners have been commended for
their commitment to protecting the environment and Nominations can be submitted by any organization,
improving fish and wildlife habitats while operating group or individual on behalf of a U.S. cattle
profitable cattle operations. producer. In the past,nominations have been
submitted by a diverse mix of organizations. A partial
A common trait among all winners is the desire list includes: The Nature Conservancy, NRCS, Society
to leave the land in better condition for future for Range Management, state game and parks
generations and inspiring the next generation of land services, state extension services, universities, wildlife
stewards. While the program highlights stewardship, organizations, and livestock groups.
AWARD TIMELINE AND EVENTS
APPLICATIONS DUE: MARCH 11, 2022
• May 2022: The Selection Committee meets to determine the regional winners.
These winners are personally notified shortly thereafter, but are not publicly
announced.
• June 2022: Our video crew begins to visit each of the 2022 regional winners’
operation.
• February 2023: All seven regional winners are expected to attend the 2023
Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, LA. Travel and registration will be
paid by the Environmental Stewardship Award for two people.
• February 2023: Selection Committee picks the next national winner.
• March 2023: National winner is publicly announced and all seven regional
winners will be honored at the Celebration of America’s Land Stewards Event in
Washington DC in conjunction with our legislative conference. One night’s stay “Caretakers of the Land” bronze gift-
and travel provided to regional winners. ed to National winner.
PAST WINNERS
-1991- V Mt. Solon, VA II VI
I Yamsi Ranch II Lykes Brothers, Inc. Smith Valley Cattle Feeders/
Don Duff Dayton and Gerda Hyde Holmestead Co. Michael A. Milicevic Centennial Livestock
Chavies, KY Chiloquin, OR Charles Holmes Lake Placid, FL Dave Wood
II VI Marion, AL III Colinga, CA
Adams Ranch Rafter F. Cattle Co., Inc. III Amana Farms, Inc. VII
Mike Adms Roger and Debbie Bowe Wiese and Sons John McGrath Nagel Cattle Company
Fort Piecre, FL San Jon, NM Gene Wiese Amana, IA John M. Nagel
III VII Manning, IA IV Springfield, SD
Littrell Farms Smith Ranch Co. V Neill Cattle Co.
- 2002 -
Terry Littrell E. Smith Lee Ranch Co. Joe Neill
I
Thompson, MO Wallace, KS Robert E. Lee Afton, OK
Armstrong Farms
IV Judith Gap, MT V
John and Kathy Allen
Spur Headquarters Ranch -1994- VI Anderson Farms and Cat-
Saxonburg, PA
O.J. Barron, III I Allan Smith Ranch tle Co.
II
Spur, TX Seldom Rest Farms Allan and Shirley Smith Edwin A. Anderson
Wakefield Farms LLC
V Bruce and Scott Foster Duchesne, UT Longmont, CO
Asa Phillips, Jr.
Pitchfork Ranch Co. Niles, MI VII VI
Hartwell, GA
Jack Turnell II Double M Farms Inc. Blanchard Ranch
III
Meeteetse, WY Rafter T Ranch Dick and Eileen Mercer Bob and Terri Blanchard
Brad Z Ranch
VI James Wohl Kearney, NE Avila Beach, CA
James M. Bradford
Canyon Creek Ranch Avon Park, FL VII
-1997- Guthrie Center, IA
Robert H. Mackey and Son III Rhea Cattle Company, Inc.
I IV
Alturas, CA Gruben Farms William Rhea
Triple W Farm The Goodson Ranch
VII Clay Gruben Arlington, NE
Mark, Edward and Scott Larry Cannon
Grant Country Feeders Summersville, MO
Williams - 2000 - Blackwell, OK
Marc Roth IV
Marion, KY I V
Ulysses, KS Spade Ranch
II Gregg Ritter Sieben Livestock Co.
Wesley Welch
-1992- Honeywood Farm Glasgow, KY Chase Hibbard
Lubbock, TX
I Edward C. Mitchell II Helena, MT
V
Waffle Hill Farm Barnesville, GA Gaddis Farms VI
Picabo Livestock Co.
L.R. Sayre III Ted Kendall III Y Bar D Ranch
Bud N. and Ruth Purdy
Churchville, MD Lubben White Oak Farms Bolton, MS George and Sharon Yard
Picabo, ID
II Dave Lubben III Williams, AZ
VI
Crescent B Ranch Monticello, IA Triple U Ranch VII
Carrizo Valley Ranch
Fred C. Babcock IV Nathan Utesch Kelly Ranch LLC
Sid Goodloe
Punta Gorda, FL Dunkin Farms and Rafte D. Correctionville, IA Mike, Dan and Tom Kelly
Capitan, NM
III Corp IV North Platte, NE
VII
Gerard Farms John Dunkin Morgan Cattle Company
Knobbe Livestock Sales - 2003 -
Jeff Gerard Tulsa, OK Ralph Morgan
Harry and Doris Knobbe I
Spring Grove, MN V Chickasha, OK
West Point, NE Llangollen Farms
IV Three Quarter Circle Ranch V
John Wilkins
Muleshoe Ranch LTD -1995- Tony Malmberg Hanson Livestock, Co.
Middleburg, VA
John R. Anderson I Lander, WY Dan Hanson, Jr.
II
Gail, TX Antietam Farms VII Lusk, WY
Carlton 2 x 4 Ranch
V Bill and Mary Poffenberger Vigen Ranch VI
Dr. Barbara C. Carlton
Smith Six Bar S Ranch Sharpsburg, MD Wendell Vigen Johnson Land and Livestock
Arcadia, FL
Maynard Smith II Killdeer, ND Darrell Johnson
III
Glen, MT G.W. Jones and Sons Rush Valley, UT
-1998- M and M Cattle Company
VI Raymond B. Jones, Sr. VII
I Matt Mathews
Oak Ranch Huntsville, AL Cammack Ranch Supply
Rally Farms Carthage, MO
William M. Riggs, Jr. III Gary Cammack
Jesse M. Bontecou IV
Wilcox, AZ Oak Creek Farm Union Center, SD
Millbrook, NY Canyon View Farms
VII Dave and Corrine Williams
II - 2001 - Frank and Shirley Austin
Reed Hamilton Ranch, Inc. Villisca, IA
Poplar Hollow Farms, LLC I Geary, OK
David Hamilton IV
Charles Bryson Churche’s Grove Farm V
Thedford, NE Heritage Beef Cattle Co.
Brevard, NC Zack and Yvonne Saufley Frasier Farms
Joe R. Weatherly
-1993- III Frankfort, KY Marshall Frasier
Wheeler, TX
I Greig and Co., Inc II Woodrow, CO
V
Vosburg Farm Joe Greig Barthle Bros. VI
Sitz Angus Ranch
Jan and Nellie Lou Vosburg Estherville, IA Larry Barthle Work Ranch
Donna Sitz
Climax, MI V San Antonio, FL George and Elaine Work
Harrison, MT
II Matador Cattle Co. III San Miguel, CA
VI
Ridgefield Farm, Inc. Susan Marxer Iowa River Ranch VII
Babbitt Ranches
Steve Witmire Dillon, MT Dave D. Petty Barenthsen Red Angus
William Cordasco
Brasstown, NC VII Eldora, IA Mark Barenthsen
Flagstaff, AZ
III D. Jones Ranches IV Powers Lake, ND
VII
Douglas Center Stock Farm Ralph Jones Holcombe Farms
Clarence Mortenson
Ralph and Joyce Neill Midland, SD David and Gayla Holcombe
Pierre, SD
Corning, IA Jay, OK
-1999-
IV -1996- V
I
Nokes Farm, Inc. I Milesnick Ranch
Bartlett Island Farm
Lynn and Linda Nokes Mossy Creek Farm, LP Tom and Mary Kay Milesnick
David Rockefeller
Siloam Springs, AR Ernie Reeves Belgrade, MT
Mt. Desert, ME
PAST WINNERS
- 2004 - Joseph and Blair Fitzsimmons Belmont, OH Della Ranches I
I San Antonio, TX II Jay Tanner Sherwood Acres Farm
McElhaney Stock Farms V Greenview Farms, Inc Grouse Creek, UT Jon and Sylvia Bednarski
Richard McElhaney Thaler Land and Livestock Jonny Harris VII LaGrange, KY
Hookstown, PA Co. Screven, GA Center of the Nation Cattle II
II Dennis and Sandra Thaler III Co. Two Rivers Ranch
Williamson Cattle Co. La Grange, WY Eckenfels Farm Jeff and Kim Smeenk Robert M. Thomas and
Wes Williamson VI Robert Eckenfels Newell, SD Family
Okeechobee, FL Diablo Trust Ranches Ste. Genevieve, MO Thonotosassa, FL
IV - 2012 -
III Robert and Judy Prosser III
Melissa Feeders I
White Family Farms Winslow, AZ Nichols Farms LTD
Dr. Mark Quinn, DVM Glenowen Farm, LLC
Craig White VII Dave and Phyllis Nichols,
Melissa, TX Joseph Thomas
Estherville, IA Brown’s Gelbvieh Ranch Lillian Nichols
V Alexandria, VA
IV Gabe Brown Bridgewater, IA
Pape Ranches II
Chain Land and Cattle Bismarck, ND IV
Norman Pape Circle Square Ranch
Corp. Rocosa Ridge Ranch
- 2007 - Daniel, WY E.L. Strickland
Ralph Chain Bruce and Barbara Berg
I VI Ocala, FL
Canton, OK Dallas, TX
Sunrise Club Calves Leavitt Lake Ranches III
V V
Paul and Beth Winegard Darrell and Callie Wood Funk Farms Trust
Barthelmess Ranch Corp. Wineinger-Davis Ranch
Shippenville, PA Vina, CA Koons Family and Bangert
Leo Barthelmess Russell and Tricia Davis
II VII Family
Malta, MT Ordway, CO
Dee River Ranch Daybreak Ranch Shirley, IL
VI VI
Mike and Annie Dee Jim Faulstich IV
DC Cattle Company LLC Conlan Ranches California
Aliceville, AL and Adam and Jacquie 77 Ranch
David Cook True Grass Farms
III Roth Gary and Sue Price
Globe , AZ Guido Frosini
Oak Knoll Ranch Highmore, SD Blooming Grove, TX
VII Valley Ford, CA
Leon Kreisler V
Roise Ranch - 2010 - VII
Salem, MO Bold Ranch
Dustin Roise I Rock Hills Ranch
V Robert and Annette Bold
Powers Lake, ND Cleremont Farm, G.P. Lyle and Garnet Perman
Roaring Springs Ranch Winifred, MT
Carl J. Lindgren Luke and Naomi Perman
- 2005 - Stacy Davies VI
Upperville, VA Lowry, SD
I Frenchglen, OR Sparrowk Livestock
II - 2015 -
Lil’ Ponderosa VI Jack and Beverly Sparrowk
Deseret Cattle and Citrus I
Robert Boyce Yolo Land and Cattle Co. Clements, CA
Erik Jacobsen Valley View Farms
Carlisle, PA Henry, Scott and Casey VII
St. Cloud, FL Mike and Susan Phillips
II Stone Slovek Ranch
III Harrisonburg, VA
Lightsey Cattle Co. Woodland, CA Bill and Pennie Slovek
Couser Cattle Company II
Carey Lightsey VII Philip, SD
Bill D. Couser Bull Hammock Ranch
Lake Wales, FL Alexander Ranch
Nevada, IA - 2013 - Wes Carlton; Mary Anne
III Ted Alexander
IV I Cruse
Faris Farms Sun City, KS
JA Ranch Mountain Meadows Farm and Family
Lee Faris
- 2008 - J.K. “Rooter” Brite Amiel Cooper, Brian Kemp Ft. Pierce, FL
Mount Ayr, IA
I Bowie, TX Sudbury, VT III
IV
Sennett Farms Cattle Co. V II Glenn and Bev Rowe Ranch
Richards Ranch
Clark Sennett Mesa De Maya Inc. Kissimmee Park Properties Glenn and Bev Rowe
Brent Hackley
Waynetown, IN John A. Doherty J. Shane Platt, Carol Platt Lorimor, IA
Jacksboro, TX
II Joe and Lisa Doherty and Family IV
V
Yon Family Farms Inc. Branson, CO Kissimmee, FL Burnett Ranches, LLC
Sims Cattle Company, LLC
Kevin and Lydia Yon VI III 6666 Ranch
Scott and Shannon Sims
Ridge Spring, SC T.N. Ranching Company Bittersweet Acres Ann Marion; Joe Leathers
McFadden, WY
III Butch and Jeanie Jensen, Greg and Lola Wood, Chris Guthrie, TX
VI
Guge Family Farms Price, UT Wood V
Prather Ranch
Mark Guge VII Greenville, IA American Fork Ranch
Jim Rickert
Estherville, IA Sproul Ranch IV Stevens Family
Fall River Mills, CA
IV Bill and Peggy Sproul Frank and Sims Price Jed and Annie Evjene
VII
Bradley 3 Ranch Sedan, KS Ranch Two Dot, MT
Gates Angus Ranch
Mary Lou Bradley Frank Price VI
Gene Gates - 2011 -
Childress, TX Sterling City, TX Maggie Creek Ranch
Coldwater, KS I
V V Searle Family; Jon Griggs
Veseth Livestock Co. Masonic Village Farm Padlock Ranch Elko, NV
- 2006 - Gerald L. Tracy
Dale Veseth Wayne and Judi Fasholtz VII
I Elizabethtown, PA
Malta, MT Ranchester, WY Kopriva Angus
Blight Farms, Inc. II
VI VI Jim and Karen Kopriva;
Kenneth and Sue Blight Daigle Farms
Babacorami Ranch Co., LLP Kualoa Ranch Lee Kopriva; Angela Ko-
Albion, MI David R. Daigle
Ben Brophy John Morgan priva
II Ragley, LA
Sonoita, AZ O’Ahu, HI Raymond, SD
Hayston Farms IV
VII VII
Fred W. Greer, Jr. Matador Ranch - 2016 -
Hovde Ranch LLP Switzer Ranch/Calamus
Mansfield, GA Bob Kilmer I
Lynn and Patti Hovde Outfitters,
III Matador, TX Huntingdon Farms
Alexander, ND Morgan Ranch
Clan Farms, Inc. V John and Kathryn Dawes
Switzer and Morgan Fam-
Nicholas Hunt - 2009 - M and M Feedlot Alexandria, PA
ilies
Atlantic, IA I Kent Mann III
Burwell, NE
IV Young Cattle Company Parma, ID Stoney Creek Farm
San Pedro Ranch Rick and Jayne Young VI - 2014 - Grant, Dawn and Karlie
PAST WINNERS
Breitkreutz Makawo, HI
Redwood Falls, MN
- 2019 -
IV
I
Turkey Track Ranch
Overhome Farm
Dale Smith and Jay O’Brien
Ronnie & Cheryl Nuckols
Amarillo, TX
Crozier VA
V
II
Cherry Creek Ranch
Blackbeard’s Ranch
Lon and Vicki Reukauf
Jim Strickland
Terry, MT
Myakka City, FL
VI
III
Smith Creek Ranch, LTD
Didrikson Farms
Samuel Lossing, Duane Coombs,
Didrikson Family
Ray Hendrix
Badger, MN
Austin, NV
VII
Black Leg Ranch
IV
Killam Duval County Ranch
David Killam and David Kitner
NOMINATION AND
SELECTION PROCESS
Jerry and Renae Doan;
Freer, TX
Jeremy and Ashlee Doan;
V
Jay and Kari Doan; Jayce Doan;
Cundall Ranch
Shanda and Don Morgan
Larry & Ruthie Cundall
McKenzie, ND
Glendo, WY
- 2017 - VI THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE JUDGED
II Ute Creek Cattle Company ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
Rusty & Jessie Thomson Tuda Libby Crews
Blue Lake Farm, LLC Bueyeros , NM • Environmental • Endorsements
Sharon, SC VII Stewardship from Cattle Groups,
III Blew Partnership Practices, Conservation
Seth & Etta Smith Blew Family Accomplishments, Organizations and/
SFI, Inc. Hutchinson, KS and Goals or Government
Nemaha, IA
IV
- 2020 - Agencies Economic
Jimmy & Theresa Sterling
I • Local, Regional Viability
SK Herefords and National
Sterling Cattle Company
Medina, New York Leadership Activities • Sustainability and
Coahoma, TX
II
V
Southern Cross Farms
that Improve Size of the Operation
Scott & Jean Johnson
Eupora, Mississippi Conservation,
Flying Diamond Ranch Stewardship and
III
Kit Carson, CO Perception of the
Euken-Myers Family
VI Cattle Industry
Lewis, Iowa
Jim & Jeanni O’Haco
IV
Jim O’Haco Cattle Company
Double C
Winslow, AZ Applications for the 2022 Environmental
Cattle Company
VII
Chuck & Deanna Munson
Springer, Oklahoma Stewardship Award are due March 11, 2022. Any
V individual, group or organization is eligible to
Munson Angus Farms, LLC
Beatty Canyon Ranch
Junction City, KS nominate one individual/business who raises
Kim, Colorado
- 2018 - VI or feeds cattle. Individuals and families may
I Boies Ranch not nominate themselves. However, we expect
Thunder View Farms Wells, Nevada
Philip & Richard Coombe VII nominees will be involved in the preparation
Grahamsville, NY Johnson Farms of the application.
III Frankfort, South Dakota
Landuyt Land and Livestock
Mike & Kari Landuyt; George & Bold: National Winner Past nominees are encouraged to resubmit their
Kris Landuyt application. Previous regional winners may not
Walnut Grove, MN reapply.
IV
Birdwell & Clark Ranch
Emry Birdwell & Deborah Clark The full nomination application and directions for its
Henrietta, TX completion are enclosed in this packet. Along with
V
The Hahn Ranch the typed application, one nomination letter and
Chuck, Dusty and Buck Hahn, three letters of recommendation highlighting the
Cory and Jennilee Bird, John nominee’s leadership in conservation are expected.
Hahn, Dorothy Hahn
Townsend, MT Nominees do not have to be members of NCBA
VI but should support the objectives of their state
Haleakala Ranch Company and national organization. National membership is
Don Young; Greg Friel
strongly encouraged.
APPLICATION GUIDE
YOUR 2022 AWARD APPLICATION SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:
(Sections I-IV should not exceed 12 pages total)
• SECTION I — HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT
Please identify the name of the business, the individual(s) to be recognized, address, primary contact,
Phone/Fax/Email and a map indicating where the operation is located within the state. This section would
provide a brief description of the operation’s history, business model and ecological setting. What sector(s)
of the cattle industry are primary (cow/calf, stocker, etc.)? What other enterprises are associated with
the cattle operation? What are the primary ecological features of the landscape (e.g. notable watersheds,
geology, topography, climatic zones, water bodies, dominant wildlife species, urban/suburban interfaces and
the like)? What natural resources (e.g. mining, hunting/fishing, oil/gas, timber) contribute significantly to the
operation’s revenue streams? How big are the parcels of land? How much land is owned, leased (federal or
otherwise)? How many beef units are raised on the operation? What is the operation’s history of ownership
and business structure?
• SECTION II — TELL THE STORY: SUSTAINABILITY ON THE GROUND
This is the most important section of the application. It should present—in a logical, systematic way—the
form that “sustainability” takes in the operation’s unique ecological, economic, social and regulatory settings.
What are the applicants trying to achieve and why? How successful have they been? To what, as it relates to
their cattle operation, do they owe their success? The suggested outline that follows is intended to help the
nominator organize his/her presentation of the relevant information in a way that embodies the candidate’s
thoughtful, coherent, practical strategy for achieving long-term sustainability, as it relates to your cattle
operations.
AREAS OF FOCUS:
Regulatory Context/Setting — Federal, State conservation goals must be included here,but economic goals
and/or Municipal Requirements that play a vital role in making the environmental goals a
Are there specific regulatory requirements that apply practical possibility should also be described.
to the operations as a whole, or any of its significant
components? Examples would include NPDES or state
Partnerships, Strategies, Tactics and Practices
What did the candidate do to pursue the goals outlined
water permits, endangered-species limitations, state-
in the previous section? Did the candidate enter into
designated water–quality stream segments, TMDLs (Total
any substantial partnerships or land-management
Maximum Daily Loads), air-pollution non-attainment status
arrangements? Did the candidate enter into any cost-share
and the like. Identify them and explain how they affect the
or incentive programs with agencies or foundations? What
operation’s strategic objectives. educational and/or technical assistance resources did the
Special Challengers and/or Opportunities candidate draw upon for help? What specific practices,
What are the specific challenges and opportunities that the structure, and/or management changes did the candidate
landscape poses for the beef operation and its viability? put in place (e.g. grazing practices, erosion controls, pest
Examples of resource challenges and opportunities might management, fish and wildlife habitat enhancement,
include groundwater or surface water supply and quality; riparian restoration, etc.) that helped to achieve the
riparian restoration; native plants, fish and wildlife; invasive operation’s sustainability goals?
species, erodible soils; use of recycled materials; innovations
created to protect or enhance natural resources; encroaching
Outcomes and Accomplishments—benchmarks,
land development; reclamation needs; etc. How do these data, before/after images, documenting success
conditions affect the range of tactics, strategies and financial To the greatest extent possible, document the success the
resources that are available to the candidate? What is operation has had in achieving its sustainability goals. Are
required to protect or enhance the ranch’s environmental there any measurable results? For example, has water or air
conditions and natural resources? quality improved? Have endangered-species populations
rebounded? Has wildlife harvest, quality, or diversity
Environmental, Economic, Resource-Management, improved? Does the operation use less (energy, water,
and Sustainability Goals imported nutrients) per unit at marketed beef? Are profit
In view of the beef operation’s ecological and regulatory margins improving? If appropriate and credible, include any
settings, unique environmental or natural resource monitoring data, research date, survey data, or photographic
challenges,and special environmental opportunities, what are evidence that clearly illustrates the operation’s progress
the candidate’s primary goals? Environmental and resource- toward achieving its sustainable objectives.
APPLICATION GUIDE
SECTION III — SHARING YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STORY
(200 words maximum)
This is an opportunity to put environmental sustainability in terms that the consuming public will understand
and appreciate. What is unique about the operations’s strategies, tactics or successes that will appeal to
the average consumer’s understanding of sustainable beef production? Why should anyone care what the
candidate is doing to protect and enhance the environment and natural
resources in the surrounding landscape?
SECTION IV — LEADERSHIP IN CONSERVATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THE INDUSTRY
Regional and national winners will become spokespeople for the beef industry, carrying forth the message
that cattle producers are committed to good stewardship of the land and to the principles of long-term
sustainability. How has the candidate demonstrated the drive and the ability to communicate that message
to a skeptical, sometimes hostile public? What leadership has the candidate demonstrated that illustrates
an ability to persuade fellow cattle producers to pursue environmental sustainability as a primary business
objective? How well would the candidate serve as a spokesperson for the beef industry? How involved is the
candidate in the state or national organization?
SECTION V — LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
(6 pages maximum)
No more than three letters of recommendation should be included here. These letters should emphasize the
nominee’s leadership in conservation, land stewardship and sustainability. Recommendation letters can come
from fellow cattle producers, local or state organizations, foundations, national organizations, neighbors,
friends, biologists, other conservationists, etc. Each letter should be no longer than two pages.
APPLICATION TECHINICAL GUIDELINES
There is a 20-page limit for the nomination packet that includes: 12 pages for the application, 2 pages for
each letter of recommendation (total of 6 pages), and 2 pages for the nomination letter. Please submit
electronically, your applications will be printed on an in-house color printer.
Electronic applications are preferred and a complete PDF document is suggested with all the pieces
compiled in a single document.
Please do not send nominations in notebooks or binders. Please keep your font size at 12 points. A sample of
a winning application from previous years can be found online at www.EnvironmentalStewardship.org.
Completed application must be postmarked by March 11, 2022 and sent to:
National Cattlemen’s Foundation
Environmental Stewardship Award
9110 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 300
Centennial, CO 80112
303-694-0305 • esap@beef.org
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