Conservation Pays in Missouri
The Leopold Conservation Award recognizes extraordinary achievement in voluntary conservation, inspires other landowners through their example, and helps the general public understand the vital role private landowners can and do play in conservation success.
In Missouri, the award recipient receives an Aldo Leopold crystal and $10,000.
2021 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award
Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Access the Application
To nominate yourself or an individual, applicants must submit an application regarding their operation's conversation practices and ethics, in addition to three letters of recommendation. Click below to access the application.
Submit Application
Submit the application at the link below or mail it to Missouri Farmers Care, c/o Kari Asbury, 19 Kipling Way #19A, Columbia, MO 65201.
Applicants must be submitted or postmarked by June 30, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the application or award, please contact Kari Asbury, MFC Outreach Coordinator, at kari@mofarmerscare.com.
Missouri Leopold Conservation Award Recipients
Joshlin and Addie Yoder of Leonard in Shelby County
Joshlin and Addie Yoder of Leonard, Missouri, located in Shelby County have been selected as the recipients of the 2020 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award®.
In 2008, Joshlin and Addie returned to the Yoder family farm near Leonard. Early on a decision was made to invest in soil health ensuring viable and productive land could be passed down to future generations.
View Application: Click Here
Missouri Leopold Conservation Award made possible thanks to:
Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, MFA, Inc., Missouri Fertilizer Control Board, Missouri Department of Conservation, Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Missouri Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, The Nature Conservancy in Missouri, McDonald’s and the Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Program.