[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E654]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





CONGRATULATING THE JOHNSON FAMILY ON RECEIVING THE LEOPOLD CONSERVATION 
                                 AWARD

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                           HON. DUSTY JOHNSON

                            of south dakota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 22, 2019

  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Madam Speaker, today I rise to highlight 
the Johnson farm in Frankfort, South Dakota as the recent recipients of 
the state's Leopold Conservation Award.
   Alan and Mickie Johnson, with their son Brian and his wife Jamie, 
farm 1,800 acres of cropland and 500 acres of grassland in Spink 
County.
   Using various techniques and technologies, the Johnsons intend to 
leave the landscape in better shape than they received it. Working with 
Natural Resource Conservation Service, they have incorporated no-till 
farming practices and switched to a variable rate fertilizer system.
   Using farm bill programs such as EQIP, CRP and CSP, the Johnson 
family has demonstrated that you can do the right thing for the 
environment while remaining productive and economical.
   As this body debates solutions to environmental challenges, we 
should reflect on the accomplishments of those hard-working individuals 
who achieve conservation on the ground.
   I commend the Johnson Family on their achievement as stewards of the 
land as they raise nutritious food that many of us take for granted 
every day.

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