Nominate the Nation’s Best Young Farmers

Top Producer will be honoring one outstanding young producer this year at its Tomorrow’s Top Producer event, which takes place Jan. 15-17, 2019 in Chicago.

Do you demonstrate exceptional marketing, technology or finance skills with your farming or ranching operation? Are you under the age of 35? If so, apply to win the Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award. Or encourage a deserving farmer to apply.

Top Producer will be honoring one outstanding young producer this year at its Tomorrow’s Top Producer event, which takes place Jan. 15-17, 2019 in Chicago, as part of the Top Producer Summit.

The award, sponsored by Pioneer, recognizes farmers 35 and under who represent the next generation of esteemed farm leaders. Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial originality (50%), financial and business progress (30%) and leadership (20%).

The winner receives a trip to the Summit for two, a drone and other prizes.

View the application.

Deadline to enter is Nov. 5, 2018!

Read about previous winners:

2018: Maggie Holub of Scribner, Neb.

2017: Cody Goodknight of Chattanooga, Okla.

2016: Chris Noble of Pavilion, N.Y.

2015: Matt Sims of State Line, Ind.

2014: Jeremy Weaver of Needham, Ind.

2013: Joanna Carraway of Murray, Ky.

2012: Michael Daniels of Salem, Wis.

For details or questions, please email Top Producer Editor Sara Schafer at sschafer@farmjournal.com.

Join Top Producer at the 2019 Top Producer Summit, which takes place Jan. 15–17, Chicago, Ill., and includes the Top Producer Seminar, Executive Women in Agriculture, Tomorrow’s Top Producer and Legacy Project Conference. Learn more and register at TPSummit.com.

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