WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Aug. 20, 2024: AMES, IOWA, Aug. 19, 2024 - Third generation farmer Lillie Beringer-Crock of Cascade was named 2024 Iowa Conservation Woman of the Year at the Conservation Districts of Iowa annual meeting earlier today in Ames. A 2018 Iowa State University graduate, Beringer-Crock took over Beringer Family Farms about five years ago. She inherited an operation with a s  more