March 15, 2022
Nominations Open for Master Farm Families
Kansas Master Farm Families for 2021 were honored at a banquet in Manhattan on March 11, 2022. Seeing those six families from across Kansas being honored with family, extension agents and friends attending together with alumni of the Master Farmer/Master Farm Homemaker classes of years past was a joy beyond description. This is a great recognition program for LOCAL farm and ranch families sponsored by K-State Research and Extension and Kansas Farmer Magazine, with additional support provided by Kansas Farm Bureau, Frontier Farm Credit/American AgCredit, and the Kansas State Fair Board.
I know you have many more successful farm/ranch families who are great local community leaders. Begin the process now to identify a family who should be recognized from your extension district or county as a member of the 2022 honorees! We are calling for nominations to be submitted by May 2, 2022. This is a big change from our past calendar for nominations in November. Should you not know who might be the family that deserves this recognition, ask any of the families who have been recognized. They know families who are more deserving than they were!
You should have received a mailing to each local office from Dr. Hadley regarding this change in nominations deadline and the packet of information on the nomination process. The nomination process and the on-line application can be found at https://tinyurl.com/Ksmff.
Don’t miss this chance to recognize and honor your local farm/ranch families who have that long record of being great farmers/ranchers, extension supporters, and a positive influence within your community and beyond. No better way to demonstrate the value of extension, and in many cases, 4-H leadership locally. Nominations are due May 2, 2022!
If you have questions, contact Daryl Buchholz, dbuchhol@ksu.edu, 785-587-4913; or Sue Robinson, srobinso@ksu.edu, 785-532-5820.