stevanovicigor/Thinkstock Photos Mar 05, 2021 The regional winners of the American Soybean Association 2021 Conservation Legacy Award are Jason Russell, Brian Ryberg, Danny Murphy and Jim Isley. The Conservation Legacy Award is a national program designed to recognize the outstanding environmental and conservation achievements of soybean farmers. Meet the finalists Jason Russell, Monticello, Iowa, Midwest Region. Located in east central Iowa, Russell’s Big Boulder Farms includes both crop and livestock production. Russell and his wife, Sarah, maintain a 30,000-unit custom wean to finish hog operation in addition to a small beef cattle, sheep and poultry farm. They also grow corn, soybeans, chickpeas and hay.