• Young Agriculture Employee Award

Purpose of Award

The Young Farmer Agriculture Employee Award is designed to recognize successful young agriculturalists, employed by a farm or agribusiness, for outstanding leadership in farming and contributions to the long-term profitability of the operation on which he/she works. 

Hard work, intelligent planning and the development of leadership skills lead to success in the entire agriculture industry. Success needs to be recognized. Recognizing successful young farmers not only pays tribute to the individual, it also draws attention to agriculture. It emphasizes the need for highly efficient farm leaders as agriculture continues to satisfy the basic needs of all people.

Meet the 2016 winner, Nick Schweitzer.

Eligibility & Rules 

• Applicant must be a regular Farm Bureau member, who is in good standing with their county Farm Bureau.        
• Applicant must be 18 and not have reached their 36th birthday before January 31, 2018.              
• Applicants must have zero ownership in the farm or argibusiness where they are employed.
• Applicants must receive a specific salary or wage from an employer, he/she must have implied or written job responsibilities and have their work controlled by an employer to be eligible.
• Do not use your name, name of your county or any name that may bring about recognition beyond the first page of the application.
• Do not use abbreviations or acronyms.
• Applicants for the state award must use the official entry form. Recreating the application on a computer is not allowed. This includes font or format changes, including bolding.
• The application must be properly signed with no additional pages. A typed signature will be accepted. Finalists will submit original signature upon selection. Letter of recommendation, scrapbooks or other visual additions will be grounds for disqualification.
• Applicant can only apply for one award category each year.
• Current members of the state board of directors and their spouses are ineligible for the contest. County and state MFB and AFBF employees and their spouses are also ineligible.
• The application must be typed to be eligible for consideration. Please keep an electronic version in the event you are a finalist.
• Current State Young Farmer Committee Members and their spouses are ineligible for Young Farmer Awards if the application deadline or award presentation falls during their committee term. Past and present members of the AFBF YF&R Committee and their spouses are also ineligible.
• All former contestants, with the exception of previous state winners, are eligible for the contest.
• The applicant chosen as the winner may not compete in the Discussion Meet contest during the same year.
• Applicant(s) must be willing and available to commit to ALL the award dates as listed in the timeline (timeline located on the "Deadline|Recognition|Timeline" tab of the application).