Iowa farm family recognized at NCBA Convention in Houston

by | Feb 3, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News

The Robbins family from Scranton, Iowa was recognized at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention in Houston, Texas.

Justin and Lacie Robbins, owners of Robbins Land & Cattle, LLC received Region III honors from the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP), organized by the National Cattlemen?s Beef Association (NCBA). Justin Robbins tells IARN that ESAP annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of U.S. cattle producers.

Robbins Land & Cattle, LLC, which runs along the North Raccoon River, is committed to improving the land and natural resources. For nearly two decades, Justin Robbins has dedicated a lot of time and energy to enhancing his farming operation. From rebuilding and implementing farm ponds on pasture ground to establishing cover crops on a large portion of his row crop acres, Justin strives to ?leave the land better today? than how he found it yesterday.

Robbins Land & Cattle will now compete for national honors. The national ESAP recipient will be announced in late July. Learn more by watching Justin Robbins? full video interview with IARN Field Editor Brent Barnett below.