2023 ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD - NOMINATION PACKET
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2023
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP AWARD
NOMINATION PACKET
AWARD PROGRAM
For centuries, cattle producers have had a personal highlights stewardship, it also provides fellow cattle
relationship with the nation’s land and resources. They producers with examples and ideas of management
have assumed the responsibilities and risks of investing practices, which may be useful on their own farming
their lives to protect and conserve the environment. and ranch operations.
Producers depend on the land and its resources for
their livelihood. Therefore, good management practices The Environmental Stewardship Award is an initiative
ensures their well-being and the longevity of their of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the
operation for future generations. National Cattlemen’s Foundation and is funded by
Corteva Agriscience, McDonald’s, the USDA Natural
Cattle producers, as individuals and as an industry, Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the U.S.
are actively working to protect and improve the Fish and Wildlife Service.
environment because they know environmental
stewardship and good business go hand-in-hand. Award winners are selected annually by a committee
of representatives from universities, conservation
Since 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award organizations, and federal and state agencies. For
annually recognizes outstanding stewardship guidance, the judges consider the management of
practices and conservation achievements of U.S. water, wildlife, vegetation, air, and soil, along with
cattle producers. Regional and national award leadership abilities and the sustainability of the
winners have been commended for their commitment business as a whole.
to protecting the environment and improving fish
and wildlife habitats while operating profitable cattle Nominations can be submitted by any organization,
operations. group or individual on behalf of a U.S. cattle producer. In
the past, nominations have been submitted by a diverse
Environmental Stewardship Award winners share mix of organizations. A partial list includes: The Nature
a common desire for leaving the land in better Conservancy, NRCS, Society for Range Management,
condition than they found it in hopes of inspiring the state game and parks services, state extension services,
next generation of land stewards. While the program universities, wildlife organizations, and livestock groups.
AWARD TIMELINE AND EVENTS
APPLICATIONS DUE: MARCH 10, 2023
• April/May 2023: The Selection Committee meets to determine the 2023 regional
winners. These winners are personally notified shortly thereafter but are not
publicly announced.
• June 2023: The video crew begins to visit each of the 2023 regional winners’ operations.
• February 2024: All seven regional winners from 2023 are expected to attend the
2024 Cattle Industry Convention in Orlando, FL. Travel and registration will be
paid by the Environmental Stewardship Award for two people.
• February 2024: Selection Committee picks the next national winner.
• April/May 2024: National winner is publicly announced and all seven regional “Caretakers of the Land” bronze
winners will be honored at the Celebration of America’s Land Stewards Event in gifted to National winner.
Washington, D.C. in conjunction with our Legislative Conference. One night’s stay
and travel provided to regional winners.
APPLICATION GUIDE
YOUR 2023 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 should
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 their 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 their cattle
operations.
AREAS OF FOCUS:
Regulatory Context/Setting — Federal, State conservation goals must be included here, but economic
and/or Municipal Requirements goals 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 Challenges 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 consideration of the beef operation’s ecological and margins improving? If appropriate and credible, include any
regulatory settings, unique environmental or natural resource monitoring data, research data, 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 sometimes skeptical 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/LETTER OF SUPPORT
(8 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.
In addition to recommendation letters, each applicant should submit a nomination letter or letter of support.
This letter can be prepared by the individual or organization that nominated the applicant.
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 Completed application must be emailed to
(total of 6 pages) the contact below or postmarked by March
• 2 pages for the nomination letter. 10, 2023 and sent to:
Please submit electronically. Your applications will be
National Cattlemen’s Foundation
printed on an in-house color printer.
Environmental Stewardship Award
Electronic applications are preferred and a complete 9110 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 300
PDF document is suggested with all the pieces Centennial, CO 80112
compiled in a single document. 303-850-3378 • esap@beef.org
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.
NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE JUDGED Applications for the 2023 Environmental Stewardship
Award are due March 10, 2023. Any individual, group
ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
or organization is eligible to nominate one individual/
• Environmental Stewardship Practices, business who raises or feeds cattle. Individuals and
Accomplishments, and Goals families may not nominate themselves. However, we
expect nominees will be involved in the preparation
• Local, Regional and National Leadership of the application.
Activities that Improve Conservation,
Stewardship and Perception of the Cattle Past nominees are encouraged to resubmit their
Industry application. Previous regional winners may not reapply.
• Endorsements from Cattle Groups, The full nomination application and directions for its
Conservation Organizations and/or completion are enclosed in this packet. Along with
Government Agencies the typed application, one nomination letter and three
letters of recommendation highlighting the nominee’s
• Sustainability of the Operation and Economic leadership in conservation are expected. Nominees do
Viability not have to be members of NCBA but should support
the objectives of their state and national organization.
PAST WINNERS
-1991- Churchville, MD Steve Witmire Gruben Farms IV
I II Brasstown, NC Clay Gruben Heritage Beef Cattle Co.
Don Duff Crescent B Ranch III Summersville, MO Joe R. Weatherly
Chavies, KY Fred C. Babcock Douglas Center Stock Farm IV Wheeler, TX
II Punta Gorda, FL Ralph and Joyce Neill Spade Ranch V
Adams Ranch III Corning, IA Wesley Welch Sitz Angus Ranch
Mike Adms Gerard Farms IV Lubbock, TX Donna Sitz
Fort Piecre, FL Jeff Gerard Nokes Farm, Inc. V Harrison, MT
III Spring Grove, MN Lynn and Linda Nokes Picabo Livestock Co. VI
Littrell Farms IV Siloam Springs, AR Bud N. and Ruth Purdy Babbitt Ranches
Terry Littrell Muleshoe Ranch LTD V Picabo, ID William Cordasco
Thompson, MO John R. Anderson Yamsi Ranch VI Flagstaff, AZ
IV Gail, TX Dayton and Gerda Hyde Carrizo Valley Ranch VII
Spur Headquarters Ranch V Chiloquin, OR Sid Goodloe Clarence Mortenson
O.J. Barron, III Smith Six Bar S Ranch VI Capitan, NM Pierre, SD
Spur, TX Maynard Smith Rafter F. Cattle Co., Inc. VII
-1996-
V Glen, MT Roger and Debbie Bowe Knobbe Livestock Sales
I
Pitchfork Ranch Co. VI San Jon, NM Harry and Doris Knobbe
Mossy Creek Farm, LP
Jack Turnell Oak Ranch VII West Point, NE
Ernie Reeves
Meeteetse, WY William M. Riggs, Jr. Smith Ranch Co.
-1995- Mt. Solon, VA
VI Wilcox, AZ E. Smith
I II
Canyon Creek Ranch VII Wallace, KS
Antietam Farms Holmestead Co.
Robert H. Mackey and Son Reed Hamilton Ranch, Inc.
-1994- Bill and Mary Poffenberger Charles Holmes
Alturas, CA David Hamilton
I Sharpsburg, MD Marion, AL
VII Thedford, NE
Seldom Rest Farms II III
Grant Country Feeders
-1993- Bruce and Scott Foster G.W. Jones and Sons Wiese and Sons
Marc Roth
I Niles, MI Raymond B. Jones, Sr. Gene Wiese
Ulysses, KS
Vosburg Farm II Huntsville, AL Manning, IA
-1992- Jan and Nellie Lou Vosburg Rafter T Ranch III V
I Climax, MI James Wohl Oak Creek Farm Lee Ranch Co.
Waffle Hill Farm II Avon Park, FL Dave and Corrine Williams Robert E. Lee
L.R. Sayre Ridgefield Farm, Inc. III Villisca, IA Judith Gap, MT
PAST WINNERS
VI Anderson Farms & Cattle Co. II DC Cattle Company LLC Oak Knoll Ranch
Allan Smith Ranch Edwin A. Anderson Wakefield Farms LLC David Cook Leon Kreisler
Allan and Shirley Smith Longmont, CO Asa Phillips, Jr. Globe , AZ Salem, MO
Duchesne, UT VI Hartwell, GA VII V
VII Blanchard Ranch III Roise Ranch Roaring Springs Ranch
Double M Farms Inc. Bob and Terri Blanchard Brad Z Ranch Dustin Roise Stacy Davies
Dick and Eileen Mercer Avila Beach, CA James M. Bradford Powers Lake, ND Frenchglen, OR
Kearney, NE VII Guthrie Center, IA - 2005 - VI
Rhea Cattle Company, Inc. IV I Yolo Land and Cattle Co.
-1997- Henry, Scott & Casey Stone
William Rhea The Goodson Ranch Lil’ Ponderosa
I Woodland, CA
Arlington, NE Larry Cannon Robert Boyce
Triple W Farm VII
Blackwell, OK Carlisle, PA
Mark, Edward and Scott - 2000 - Alexander Ranch
V II
Williams I Ted Alexander
Sieben Livestock Co. Lightsey Cattle Co.
Marion, KY Gregg Ritter Sun City, KS
Chase Hibbard Carey Lightsey
II Glasgow, KY
Helena, MT Lake Wales, FL - 2008 -
Honeywood Farm II
VI III I
Edward C. Mitchell Gaddis Farms
Y Bar D Ranch Faris Farms Sennett Farms Cattle Co.
Barnesville, GA Ted Kendall III
George and Sharon Yard Lee Faris Clark Sennett
III Bolton, MS
Williams, AZ Mount Ayr, IA Waynetown, IN
Lubben White Oak Farms III
VII IV II
Dave Lubben Triple U Ranch
Kelly Ranch LLC Richards Ranch Yon Family Farms Inc.
Monticello, IA Nathan Utesch
Mike, Dan and Tom Kelly Brent Hackley Kevin and Lydia Yon
IV Correctionville, IA
North Platte, NE Jacksboro, TX Ridge Spring, SC
Dunkin Farms & Rafte D. Corp IV
V III
John Dunkin Morgan Cattle Company - 2003 -
Sims Cattle Company, LLC Guge Family Farms
Tulsa, OK Ralph Morgan I
Scott and Shannon Sims Mark Guge
V Chickasha, OK Llangollen Farms McFadden, WY
Three Quarter Circle Ranch V John Wilkins Estherville, IA
VI IV
Tony Malmberg Hanson Livestock, Co. Middleburg, VA Prather Ranch
Lander, WY Dan Hanson, Jr. II Bradley 3 Ranch
Jim Rickert Mary Lou Bradley
VII Lusk, WY Carlton 2 x 4 Ranch Fall River Mills, CA
Vigen Ranch VI Dr. Barbara C. Carlton Childress, TX
VII V
Wendell Vigen Johnson Land and Livestock Arcadia, FL Gates Angus Ranch
Killdeer, ND Darrell Johnson III Veseth Livestock Co.
Gene Gates Dale Veseth
Rush Valley, UT M and M Cattle Company Coldwater, KS
-1998- Malta, MT
VII Matt Mathews
I VI
Cammack Ranch Supply Carthage, MO - 2006 -
Rally Farms Babacorami Ranch Co., LLP
Gary Cammack IV I
Jesse M. Bontecou Ben Brophy
Union Center, SD Canyon View Farms Blight Farms, Inc.
Millbrook, NY Sonoita, AZ
Frank and Shirley Austin Kenneth and Sue Blight VII
II - 2001 -
Geary, OK Albion, MI Hovde Ranch LLP
Poplar Hollow Farms, LLC I
V II Lynn and Patti Hovde
Charles Bryson Churche’s Grove Farm
Frasier Farms Hayston Farms Alexander, ND
Brevard, NC Zack and Yvonne Saufley
Marshall Frasier Fred W. Greer, Jr.
III Frankfort, KY - 2009 -
Woodrow, CO Mansfield, GA
Greig and Co., Inc II I
VI III
Joe Greig Barthle Bros. Young Cattle Company
Work Ranch Clan Farms, Inc.
Estherville, IA Larry Barthle Rick and Jayne Young
George and Elaine Work Nicholas Hunt
V San Antonio, FL Belmont, OH
San Miguel, CA Atlantic, IA
Matador Cattle Co. III II
VII IV
Susan Marxer Iowa River Ranch Greenview Farms, Inc
Barenthsen Red Angus San Pedro Ranch
Dillon, MT Dave D. Petty Joseph and Blair Fitzsimmons Jonny Harris
Mark Barenthsen
VII Eldora, IA San Antonio, TX Screven, GA
Powers Lake, ND
D. Jones Ranches IV V III
Ralph Jones Holcombe Farms - 2004 - Thaler Land & Livestock Co. Eckenfels Farm
Midland, SD David and Gayla Holcombe I Dennis and Sandra Thaler Robert Eckenfels
Jay, OK McElhaney Stock Farms La Grange, WY Ste. Genevieve, MO
-1999- Richard McElhaney
V VI IV
I Hookstown, PA
Milesnick Ranch Diablo Trust Ranches Melissa Feeders
Bartlett Island Farm II
Tom and Mary Kay Milesnick Robert and Judy Prosser Dr. Mark Quinn, DVM
David Rockefeller Williamson Cattle Co.
Belgrade, MT Winslow, AZ Melissa, TX
Mt. Desert, ME Wes Williamson
VI VII V
Smith Valley Cattle Feeders/ Okeechobee, FL Brown’s Gelbvieh Ranch Pape Ranches
II III
Centennial Livestock Gabe Brown Norman Pape
Lykes Brothers, Inc. White Family Farms
Dave Wood Bismarck, ND Daniel, WY
Michael A. Milicevic Craig White
Colinga, CA VI
Lake Placid, FL Estherville, IA - 2007 -
VII Leavitt Lake Ranches
III IV I
Nagel Cattle Company Darrell and Callie Wood
Amana Farms, Inc. Chain Land & Cattle Corp. Sunrise Club Calves
John M. Nagel Vina, CA
John McGrath Ralph Chain Paul and Beth Winegard
Springfield, SD VII
Amana, IA Canton, OK Shippenville, PA
IV - 2002 - Daybreak Ranch
V II Jim Faulstich
Neill Cattle Co. I Barthelmess Ranch Corp. Dee River Ranch and Adam & Jacquie Roth
Joe Neill Armstrong Farms Leo Barthelmess Mike and Annie Dee
Highmore, SD
Afton, OK John and Kathy Allen Malta, MT Aliceville, AL
V Saxonburg, PA VI III - 2010 -
PAST WINNERS
I Blooming Grove, TX Ordway, CO Jerry and Renae Doan; Killam Duval County Ranch
Cleremont Farm, G.P. VI Jeremy and Ashlee David Killam and David
Carl J. Lindgren V Conlan Ranches California Doan; Kitner
Upperville, VA Bold Ranch True Grass Farms Jay and Kari Doan; Jayce Freer, TX
II Robert and Annette Bold Guido Frosini Doan; V
Deseret Cattle and Citrus Winifred, MT Valley Ford, CA Shanda and Don Morgan Cundall Ranch
Erik Jacobsen VI VII McKenzie, ND Larry & Ruthie Cundall
St. Cloud, FL Sparrowk Livestock Rock Hills Ranch Glendo, WY
- 2017 -
III Jack & Beverly Sparrowk Lyle and Garnet Perman VI
II
Couser Cattle Company Clements, CA Luke and Naomi Perman Ute Creek Cattle Company
Rusty & Jessie Thomson
Bill D. Couser VII Lowry, SD Tuda Libby Crews
Blue Lake Farm, LLC
Nevada, IA Slovek Ranch Bueyeros , NM
- 2015 - Sharon, SC
IV Bill and Pennie Slovek VII
I III
JA Ranch Philip, SD Blew Partnership
Valley View Farms Seth & Etta Smith
J.K. “Rooter” Brite Blew Family
- 2013 - Mike and Susan Phillips SFI, Inc.
Bowie, TX Hutchinson, KS
I Harrisonburg, VA Nemaha, IA
V
Mountain Meadows Farm II IV - 2020 -
Mesa De Maya Inc.
Amiel Cooper, Brian Bull Hammock Ranch Jimmy & Theresa Sterling I
John A. Doherty
Kemp Wes Carlton; Mary Anne Sterling Cattle Company SK Herefords
Joe and Lisa Doherty
Sudbury, VT Cruse and Family Coahoma, TX Medina, New York
Branson, CO
II Ft. Pierce, FL V II
VI
Kissimmee Park Properties III Scott & Jean Johnson Southern Cross Farms
T.N. Ranching Company
J. Shane Platt, Carol Platt Glenn and Bev Rowe Flying Diamond Ranch Eupora, Mississippi
Butch and Jeanie Jensen,
and Family Ranch Kit Carson, CO III
Price, UT
Kissimmee, FL Glenn and Bev Rowe VI Euken-Myers Family
VII
III Lorimor, IA Jim & Jeanni O’Haco Lewis, Iowa
Sproul Ranch
Bittersweet Acres IV Jim O’Haco Cattle Company IV
Bill and Peggy Sproul
Greg and Lola Wood, Burnett Ranches, LLC Winslow, AZ Double C
Sedan, KS
Chris Wood 6666 Ranch VII Cattle Company
- 2011 - Greenville, IA Ann Marion; Joe Leathers Chuck & Deanna Munson Springer, Oklahoma
I IV Guthrie, TX Munson Angus Farms, V
Masonic Village Farm Frank and Sims Price V LLC Beatty Canyon Ranch
Gerald L. Tracy Ranch American Fork Ranch Junction City, KS Kim, Colorado
Elizabethtown, PA Frank Price Stevens Family VI
- 2018 -
II Sterling City, TX Jed and Annie Evjene Boies Ranch
I
Daigle Farms V Two Dot, MT Wells, Nevada
Thunder View Farms
David R. Daigle Padlock Ranch VI VII
Philip & Richard Coombe
Ragley, LA Wayne and Judi Fasholtz Maggie Creek Ranch Johnson Farms
Grahamsville, NY
IV Ranchester, WY Searle Family; Jon Griggs Frankfort, South Dakota
III
Matador Ranch VI Elko, NV
Landuyt Land & Livestock - 2021 -
Bob Kilmer Kualoa Ranch VII
Mike & Kari Landuyt; I
Matador, TX John Morgan Kopriva Angus
George & Kris Landuyt EZ Acres, LLC
V O’Ahu, HI Jim and Karen Kopriva;
Walnut Grove, MN Homer, NY
M and M Feedlot VII Lee Kopriva; Angela
IV II
Kent Mann Switzer Ranch/Calamus Kopriva
Birdwell & Clark Ranch Vaughn Farms
Parma, ID Outfitters, Raymond, SD
Emry Birdwell & Deborah Forsyth, GA
VI Morgan Ranch
- 2016 - Clark III
Della Ranches Switzer and Morgan
I Henrietta, TX Robbins Land and Cattle
Jay Tanner Families
Huntingdon Farms V Scranton, IA
Grouse Creek, UT Burwell, NE
John and Kathryn Dawes The Hahn Ranch IV
VII
- 2014 - Alexandria, PA Chuck, Dusty & Buck Hahn, Dry Creek Ranch
Center of the Nation
I III Cory & Jennilee Bird, John San Angelo, TX
Cattle Co.
Sherwood Acres Farm Stoney Creek Farm Hahn, Dorothy Hahn V
Jeff and Kim Smeenk
Jon and Sylvia Bednarski Grant, Dawn and Karlie Townsend, MT Joe C King & Sons Ranch
Newell, SD
LaGrange, KY Breitkreutz VI Winnett, MT
- 2012 - II Redwood Falls, MN Haleakala Ranch Company VI
I Two Rivers Ranch IV Don Young; Greg Friel JY Ferry & Son, Inc.
Glenowen Farm, LLC Robert M. Thomas and Turkey Track Ranch Makawo, HI Corinne, UT
Joseph Thomas Family Dale Smith and Jay VII
- 2019 -
Alexandria, VA Thonotosassa, FL O’Brien Blair Brothers Angus
I
II III Amarillo, TX Ranch
Overhome Farm
Circle Square Ranch Nichols Farms LTD V Vale, SD
Ronnie & Cheryl Nuckols
E.L. Strickland Dave and Phyllis Nichols, Cherry Creek Ranch
Crozier VA
Ocala, FL Lillian Nichols Lon and Vicki Reukauf *Bold = National Winner
II
III Bridgewater, IA Terry, MT
Blackbeard’s Ranch
Funk Farms Trust IV VI
Jim Strickland
Koons Family & Bangert Rocosa Ridge Ranch Smith Creek Ranch, LTD
Myakka City, FL
Family Bruce and Barbara Berg Samuel Lossing, Duane
III
Shirley, IL Dallas, TX Coombs, Ray Hendrix
Didrikson Farms
IV V Austin, NV
Didrikson Family
77 Ranch Wineinger-Davis Ranch VII
Badger, MN
Gary and Sue Price Russell and Tricia Davis Black Leg Ranch
IV
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