PROGRAM AREAS

	Agriculture
	Community Development
	Family Living
	Horticulture
	Nutrition Education
	4-H Youth Development

OFFICE RESOURCES

OTHER RESOURCES

	Marathon County Government
	InfoSource
	UWEX Cooperative Extension
	UWEX Publications

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Outstanding Young Farmer

The award recognizes farmers who reside in Marathon county and have done a superior job in agricultural production, soil conservation practices, and involvement in community affairs.

To be eligible for the Outstanding Young Farmer Award, applicants:

• Age 37 or younger as of on January 1st of 2010
• Receive at least 2/3 of their income from farming.

Applicants can be the farm owner, operator, or manager involved in a farm business.

Farmers can either be nominated by others or can self-nominate. So if you know of someone deserving of this special recognition, you’re encouraged to nominate them. The nominations must be in by December 18, 2009.

OYF Nomination Form (2 pages, 244 KB)

(This form contains interactive fields allowing you complete electronically and then print out.)

Century Farm

The Marathon County Century Farm Award marks a real milestone in business ownership. Eligible farm owners must show evidence of farm ownership by family members for 100 continuous years.

1. ONLY ONE CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED PER PROPERTY: For example, a descendant may not receive another certificate if a former owner or relative has already received a certificate for the same property.
2. CONTINUOUS FAMILY OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY FOR 100 YEARS: The farm must have been in continuous family ownership. Title of the Century property today must reside in a blood relative of the original owner, or a legally adopted child of a descendant.
3. RECOGNITION: Farms with 100 years or more of continuous ownership through the year 2009, will be recognized at the Annual Farm City Dinner on March 6, 2009 and throughout the year at various events. Farms also have the opportunity to be recognized at a special program during the Wisconsin State Fair if they so desire.

Century Farm Nomination Form - Comming soon!

(This form contains interactive fields allowing you complete electronically and then print out.)