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NEWS BRIEFS Matt and Kate Lambert of Laclede Receive 2017 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award® Matt and Kate Lambert were named the inaugural recipients of the Missouri Leopold Conservation Award.® The award honors Missouri farmers' achievement in voluntary stewardship and natural resources management. The Lamberts and their sons Mace and Meyer operate Uptown Farms near Laclede. Photo by Laurie Link Missouri Farmers Care Chairman Dr. Alan Wessler (left) and Sand County Foundation National Director for the Leopold Conservation Award Program Lance Irving (right) announced Matt and Kate Lambert of Uptown Farms as the first winners of the Missouri Leopold Conservation Award November 8 at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Annual Meeting in Kansas City. Photo by Missouri Farmers Care 26 HEARTBEAT | WINTER 2017 Sand County Foundation, in partnership with Mis