2008 OUTSTANDING YOUNG FARMER & CENTURY FARM AWARDEES

2008 Outstanding Young Farmer & Century Farm Recipients Named
Kat Becker and Tony Schultz were selected for the 2008 Outstanding Young Farmer Award, and six farms were honored as Century Farms at the annual Farm City Dinner held March 14 by the Partnership for Progressive Agriculture (PPA), a committee of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce. The awards are sponsored by the Marathon County Agricultural Society in partnership with the Marathon County UW-Extension and PPA. Kat Becker and Tony Schultz (right photo) were selected to represent Marathon County at the State Competition next year.

• 2008 Outstanding Young Farmer & Century Farm recipients
• 2007 Recipients
• 2006 Recipients
• 2005 Recipients
• Complete listing of previous Young Farmer and Century Farm recipients (3 pages, 12 KB)

OYF & CENTURY FARM NOMINATION

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 need to be age 37 or younger and receive at least 2/3 of their income from farming. 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.

• OYF Nomination Form (2 pages, 83 KB) Applications Closed
• OYF Application Form (2 pages, 102 KB) Applications Closed

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 2008, will be recognized at the Annual Farm City Dinner on March 14, 2008. 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 (2 pages, 108 KB) Applications Closed

Farm City Dinner
All of the winners of these two very special awards were honored at the Annual Farm City Dinner, Wausau on March 14, 2008. The Farm City Dinner is coordinated by the Partnership for Progressive Agriculture (PPA), a program of the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce.

Both awards are sponsored by the Marathon County Agricultural Society, in cooperation with the PPA and Marathon County UW-Extension. If you would like additional information, contact the Agribusiness Director with the Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce at 845-6231, or Mike Wildeck, Marathon County UW-Extension at 261-1239.

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