AUGUST 2021 | VOLUME 30, NO. 7 THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS | MIDWESTERN OFFICE land conservation policies take Special edition of Stateline Midwest: Coverage of the 2021 Midwestern center stage at MLC meeting Legislative Conference Annual Meeting During expert-led session, legislators learn how new investments, partnerships This edition of Stateline Midwest highlights the sessions with agriculture producers can improve the environment — and bottom lines held and actions taken at this summer’s Midwestern Legislative Conference Annual Meeting. The Council of State Governments provides staff support to the MLC: a by Tim Anderson (
[email protected]) “Give back to the land so it MLC Chair’s Initiative binational, nonpartisan association of legislators from the continues to produce for you,” Midwest’s U.S. states and Canadian provinces. hen South Dakota Sen. Cammack said of one of the Gary Cammack wants lessons learned from his decades This year’s event, held July 11-14 in South Dakota, Wto know how well of ranching. marked the 75th Annual Meeting of the MLC. It was his family ranching business is Three years ago, Cammack hosted and chaired by South Dakota Senate Majority doing, one of his indicators is the Ranch was awarded the Leader Gary Cammack. CSG Midwest thanks all MLC condition of the land. Leopold Conservation Award, participants, speakers and sponsors for making this landmark meeting a success, and greatly appreciates How is the diversity and vitality a recognition of the family’s the many hours of work put in by South Dakota’s host of our wildlife? How is the health many successful practices over environmental protection, legislators and staff at the Legislative Research Council.