The American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), AgProfessional magazine and Syngenta announce the 2008 Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award.


This award recognizes professional farm managers whose dedication and commitment to agriculture have benefited their clients, the American consumer and our most precious commodity - the land.
The Professional Farm Manager of the Year Award online nomination process simply requires completion of the fields below. Once these submissions are received, nominees will be invited to fill out a comprehensive application form. These applications will be evaluated by a panel of judges, which includes two immediate-past honorees and an independent crop consultant. The honoree will be selected from these finalists.

Anyone familiar with the work of a professional farm manager or farm management team can nominate candidates for this award. Farm managers and farm management teams also can nominate themselves.


Judging Criteria

The finalists will be selected by a panel of judges based on the following:
  • Number of clients and success at retaining clients
  • Innovative crop production practices implemented, including soil and water conservation
  • Average crop yields and marketing success
  • Involvement in agricultural and nonagricultural service organizations
  • Ability to adapt to the changing economic conditions facing agriculture
Honoree Awards
  • An expense-paid trip to the annual ASFMRA meeting including registration, travel and accomodations for the individual honoree or team representative
  • A personalized plaque
  • A $1,000 donation to a non-profit ag group of the honoree's choice
  • ASFMRA membership dues paid for one year for the individual honoree or team representative
Eligibility

To be eligible, a farm manager or farm management team must have:
  • At least five years farm management experience
  • Membership in ASFMRA
Nominations must be received by July 30, 2008.

  • Nominees will be sent a comprehensive questionnaire on August 1, 2008, which must be completed and returned by August 25, 2008.
  • The honoree will be contacted September 5, 2008.
  • The official announcement of Professional Farm Manager of the Year will be made during the ASFMRA Annual Convention in San Antonio, November 12 – 14, 2008.
To nominate a professional farm manager, please complete the fields below and click submit.

To nominate a farm management team, click here.

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Past Honorees

2007
Richard Grever
Hertz Farm Mgt.
DeKalb, IL

2006
George Baird, IV
Land Management Group, L.L.C.
Collierville, TN

2005
Gary Thien, David Thien, Adam Thien
Thien Farm Management
Council Bluffs, IA

2004
Pat Hengen
Farmers National Co.
Council Bluffs, IA

2003
Bruce Ahrens
Farmers National Co.
Iowa City, IA

2002
Jim and Mary Rickert
Western Agricultural Services
Fall River Mills, CA

2001
Brian Thompson, Chad Hoke, Dave Klein,
Dan Patten
Soy Capital Ag Services
Bloomington, IL

2000
Tim Fevold
Hertz Farm Mgt.
Nevada, IA

1999
David Englund
Farmers National Co.
Hastings, NE

1998
Darrell Limkeman
Mid States Farm Mgt.
Ottumwa, IA

1997
Stephen Brunson, II
Land Management Group, L.L.C.
Collierville, Tennessee

1996
David Moore, Nat DiBuduo, Clinton Chase, Brian Hauss, Greg Archer
Capital Ag Property Services, Inc.
Fresno, California

1995
Calvin Dickson
Hertz Farm Mgt.
Mason City, Iowa

1994
Rex Wilcox and Terry Argotsinger
Stalcup Ag Service
Storm Lake, Iowa

1993
Kirk Weih
Hertz Farm Mgt.
Mt. Vernon, Iowa

1992
Royce Bryant
Capital Ag Property Services, Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee

1991
Jim Rebhuhn
Hertz Farm Mgt.
Mt. Vernon, Iowa

1990
J. Collins Hewes, Jr.
Capital Ag Property Services, Inc.
Greenville, Mississippi

Joe Pennington
Amercan Ag Service
North Little Rock, Arkansas

1989
William Holstine
Hertz Farm Mgt.
Nevada, Iowa

Russell Hiatt
Old National Trust Company
Danville, Illinois

1988
Jim Frevert
Hertz Farm Mgt.
Nevada, Iowa

Thomas Wiggens
Busey Ag Resources
LeRoy, Illinois

1987
Jack Tank
Ag Land Management Co.
Iowa City, Iowa

Marty Thornton
Heartland Bank & Trust Co., Ag. Services
Bloomington, Illinois

1986
Allan Worrell
Worrell - Leka Land Services
Jacksonville, Illinois