Kansas ranch honored with Environmental Stewardship Award

Kansas ranch honored with Environmental Stewardship Award

Located in the heart of the Kansas Flint Hills, Downey Ranch is a commercial cow-calf operation committed to stewardship.

Kansas Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced the 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) National winner is Downey Ranch in Wamego, Kansas. The award, which annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers, was presented to Barb Downey and her husband, Joe Carpenter, during CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio. “We are stewards of the land; we’ve been entrusted with it…

Kansas Ranch Honored With Prestigious Environmental Stewardship Award - Oklahoma Farm Report

Barb Downey and Joe Carpenter, Downey Ranch, Wamego, Kansas The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced today that Downey Ranch in Wamego, Kansas, is the 2024 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) National winner. The award, which annually recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers, was presented to Barb Downey and her husband, Joe Carpenter, during CattleCon 2025 in…