Master Farmers

Coverage of state-focused profiles of top farmers recognized for their service to agriculture and their success on the farm.

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Iowa Master Farmers Foundation: Born out of financial necessity

Mar 05, 2019

Roots of the Iowa Master Farmer Association reach back to 1926. Although no one knew it at the time, the seed for the Iowa Master Farmer Foundation was sown in 1999.

Jim Robbins: Healthy soils and family

Mar 05, 2019

Meet Jim Robbins, 2019 Master Farmer from Peotone, Ill.

Brantmeiers passionate about Holsteins

Mar 05, 2019

Hilrose Dairy builds a family partnership in Calumet County, Wis.

Nominate a Master Farmer for 2020

Mar 05, 2019

Do you know someone who should be named a Master Farmer? Here’s how you can nominate them.

Martin Marr: Autograph with excellence

Mar 04, 2019

Tight financial analysis, a team built on strengths and high-level relationship-building make this Jacksonville, Ill., farmer a 2019 Master Farmer.

A Who's Who of Wisconsin agriculture

Mar 04, 2019

Four farmers join the prestigious list of Master Agriculturists honored across the state.

Master Farmer Extra: Meet the Rieck family

Mar 04, 2019

With ups and downs, challenges and victories, Gary and Delores Rieck have fulfilled their dreams on the farm.

Master Farmers: How it all began

Mar 04, 2019

With nearly 350 Master Farmers now on the rolls, here’s a look at the program’s history.

Iowa Master Farmer stories 2008-present

Mar 01, 2019

Download Adobe PDF versions of Wallaces Farmer stories on Master Farmer winners going back to 2008.

Prairie Farmer names 2019 Master Farmers

Mar 01, 2019

Meet the Master Farmers: Martin Marr, Jim Robbins, Bill Sahs and Boyd Schaufelberger.