MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 22 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release:

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented Ducks Unlimited (DU) with the state's Ag Leaders Award for its contributions to Iowa Agriculture. DU received the Leadership in Conservation designation at the 12th annual Iowa Ag Leaders dinner. Naig also honored the Iowa Barn Foundation for Leadership in Community and Plantpeddler (an Iowa plant supplier) for Leadership in Agriculture Education.