Each year the State Young Farmers Committee, along with the Young Farmers Division, sponsors the Outstanding Young Farm Family program in order to recognize young farm families and farmers between the ages of 17 and 35 who are doing an outstanding job in their farm, home and commodity activities, and to promote a better understanding of agriculture with the urban populace. Alfa Farmers and county commodity divisions also assist in the selection and honoring of the young farmers and farm families on the county level.
Awards
Each county Farmers Federation may nominate one outstanding young farmer or farm family in each of the following commodity areas: bee & honey, beef, catfish, cotton, dairy, forestry, greenhouse nursery & sod, hay & forage, horticulture, peanut, pork, poultry, sheep & goat, soybean, wheat & feed grain, and wildlife resources. Fifteen state commodity winners will be selected at the Alabama Young Farmers Leadership Conference. Each commodity winner will receive a plaque and a $200 cash award. From the 16 commodity divisions, six finalists will be selected. An overall winner will be chosen from these six and announced at the Alfa Farmers Federation Annual Meeting. An overall state winner is not eligible to compete again. (Employees of the Alabama Farmers Federation, Alfa and affiliated companies, and their children are not eligible.)
III. RULES
- The participant must be a member of Alabama Farmers Federation.
- The owner-operator must be between 17 and 35 years as of Dec. 31
of year prior to year of competition. (May be single or married.)
- The participant must derive a major portion of his income from farming.
- The participant may not enter more than two commodity divisions per year.
- A completed entry form must be sent to the Alfa Farmers state office. (See application)
- Expenses of each county nominee sent to the state recognition program will be paid by the county Farmers Federation. (Based on county policy.)
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