Environmental Respect Award Entries Due March 16

Twenty-second Year for this Environmental Stewardship Award

The Environmental Respect Awards has launched its 22^nd year of honoring stewardship among U.S. agricultural retailers with an improved online entry process and a new deadline.

Retailers, land management professionals and past winners will have until March 16 to submit their Environmental Respect Award Self-Audit. The deadline is earlier to accommodate the significant rise in applications and entrants over the past two years.

“Our right to operate as an industry depends on our ability to work safely and effectively,” Nowels said. “There are good things happening out there. The Environmental Respect Awards is about honoring those in our industry who are doing it right – and sharing that good news with the rest of the world.”

For 21 years, the Environmental Respect Awards, sponsored by DuPont Crop Protection and CropLife magazine, have been the agricultural industry’s highest recognition for environmental stewardship. Participating entries are examined by a panel of industry experts for excellence in site design, in-plant storage and handling procedures, emergency preparedness, proper application and leadership among customers and employees.

This year, applicants will be able to make an “Environmental Pledge,” examine their operations by using the Self-Audit Booklet and immediately show their commitment with a participation certificate.

Retailers can enter online at www.environmentalrespect.com, or by calling Sue Betteley, Environmental Respect Awards Entry Coordinator, at 440-602-9131. For more information on the Environmental Respect Awards, visit www.environmentalrespect.com.