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No-till On the Plains Past President wins National Award

Josh Lloyd won the 2010 National Conservation Legacy Award on March 6, 2010 in Anaheim, California. The Conservation Legacy Awards recognize the outstanding environmental and conservation achievements of U.S. soybean farmers who rise to this calling and distinguish themselves by taking care of the environment while still reaping economic returns from their farms.

Through this Awards program, three regional producers are recognized for their stewardship efforts. From this group of three, a regional producer is chosen as the national winner, which is announced at the ASA Awards Banquet at Commodity Classic.

2010 Conservationist of the Year
Josh Lloyd
Lloyd Farms
Clay Center, Kansas

Pictured: At the ASA Awards Banquet in Anaheim, CA. (Left to Right) Rob Joslin, ASA President; Josh Lloyd, National Conservation Legacy Award winner and Midwest Region winner; Kim Magin-Sutter, Monsanto; and Greg Lamp, Corn & Soybean Digest.

Josh Lloyd of Lloyd Farms in Clay Center, Kansas has been named “2010 Conservationist of the Year” in the Conservation Legacy Awards Program. Lloyd was announced the winner of this national award on March 5 at the ASA Awards Banquet at Commodity Classic in Anaheim, CA.

Lloyd, a fifth generation farmer, also won the Midwest Region competition in the Conservation Legacy Awards Program. His regional win qualified him for the national competition.

Lloyd farms 29-hundred acres of wheat, milo, soybeans, corn and sunflowers. He manages his cropland to mimic the native prairie. He employs continuous no-till to manage all his cropland. Cropping intensity and diversity also play a big role in his land management. Lloyd has specific procedures in place for farmstead protection and environmental management.

Lloyd said his family’s five generations of success with farming comes from basing decisions not only on what is good for the current generation, but also what will help ensure success for generations to come.