The American Soybean Association (ASA) is seeking nominations for the 2003 Conservation Legacy Awards. The Conservation Legacy Program is a national program designed to recognize the outstanding environmental and conservation achievements of U.S. soybean farmers. Along with ASA, the program is co-sponsored by Monsanto and Soybean Digest, an Intertec/Primedia publication.

Producers interested in receiving the award will be asked to complete an application form. The form is available by calling 800/688-7692 or on ASA’s website, www.SoyGrowers.com. A national selection committee composed of soybean farmers, environmentalists, soybean industry representatives, and government officials will judge applications. Award winners will be selected based upon a combination of environmental criteria.

Any ASA member who actively farms, including an individual farmer or farm family, is eligible to receive the Conservation Legacy Award. One ASA member actively engaged in soybean production will be selected from each of the following four regions: Western, Southern, Midwestern and Northeastern. A national winner will be selected from the regional winners, based on the nomination form and on-farm visits to each regional winner’s farm.

All four regional winners and a spouse/guest will receive a trip to Commodity Classic, the annual joint convention of the American Soybean Association and National Corn Growers Association, February 27 – March 1, 2003, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The national winner will also receive a plaque and yard sign and will be featured in a special Soybean Digest article.

Nominations are due to ASA by August 1, 2002.