Nominate the Nation’s Best Young Farmers

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.

Chase Dewitz of Steele, N.D., was recognized with the 2020 Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award. He is congratulated by Sara Schafer, Top Producer Editor, and Mark Timke, National Strategic Account Manager for Pioneer.
Chase Dewitz of Steele, N.D., was recognized with the 2020 Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award. He is congratulated by Sara Schafer, Top Producer Editor, and Mark Timke, National Strategic Account Manager for Pioneer.
(Lindsey Robinson)

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.

Top Producer will be honoring one outstanding young producer this year at its Tomorrow’s Top Producer event, which is set for Jan. 26-28, 2021.

The qualifications are that a producer, under the age of 35, should demonstrate excellence in:

  • Marketing
  • Farm finance
  • Family and employee relations
  • Technology
  • Environmental stewardship


Entrants are judged on entrepreneurial originality (50%), financial and business progress (30%) and industry or community leadership (20%). Any farmer, rancher or partnership that gets at least half of their income from farming and farm-related ventures may apply.

Download the application.

Deadline to enter is Oct. 15, 2021.



Questions about the award? Contact Top Producer’s Sara Schafer at sschafer@farmjournal.com or 660-537-0587.

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