Regional Winners of the 2022 ASA Conservation Legacy Awards Announced
Shane Burchfiel
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Regional Winner: South
Living in the mecca for resistant weeds, Shane Burchfiel is determined to remain a strong proponent of conservation. While the weeds create a different set of challenges, Burchfiel knows going back to the plow is not the answer.
Grier Stayton
Lincoln, Delaware
Regional Winner: Northeast
Grier Stayton touts his family’s agricultural longevity and attributes its success to the detailed attention to conservation and water management.
Jamie and Brian Johnson
Frankfort, South Dakota
Regional Winner: Upper Midwest
Conservation-first decisions drive the whole-farm philosophy adopted by Jamie and Brian Johnson. They are continuously tweaking their sustainable crops-plus-cattle approach.
Wayne Fredericks
Osage, Iowa
Regional Winner: Midwest
Wayne Fredericks calls himself an “accidental conservationist” when Mother Nature stepped in nearly 20 years ago and upended his I’ve-always-done-it-this-way-plans.
