Three new farmers are being added to a distinguished list of Master Farmers. They join a list of highly respected Michigan producers who have been presented this award since the program began in 2005.
Michigan Farmer and Brownfield Ag News are proud to honor Tom Braid of Durand, Ed Cagney of Scotts and Robert Ohse of Custer as 2018 Master Farmers.
Honorees are designated as 2018 winners because the award is based on a career in agriculture and, therefore, designated with the year it is presented.
The awardees were nominated by peers and chosen by a committee of agriculture industry leaders based on farm management, innovation, conservation and leadership. The 2018 Master Farmers will be honored at a luncheon during the Great Lakes Crop Summit Feb. 1 at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant. The sponsors are Corn Marketing of Michigan, Michigan Wheat Program and Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee. Master Farmers receive a plaque, Carhartt jacket courtesy of Carhartt and a $1,000 check, provided by Wilbur-Ellis, Greenstone Farm Credit Services and Michigan Agricultural Commodities.
Master Farmer history
2005
Fred Tubbs
Mark Huggett
Walter Stafford
2006
Dennis Hasenick
Bob Dykhuis
Dave Morris (honorary)
2007
Pete Clark
Wally Huggett
Armon Southworth
2008
John Crumbaugh
Todd Young
Kurt Ewald
2009
Andy Snider
Dale Weburg
George Weburg
Clark Humrich
2010
Paul Rood
Jeffery Sandborn
Carl Moore
2011
Ken Swanson
Gary Bardenhagen
Bill Irrer
2012
Ronald Helmreich
John Felzke
Frank Lipinski
2013
Earl Barks
John Swanson
Tony Jandernoa
2014
Richard Dobbins
John Schaendorf
Harley Sietsema
2015
Olan and Kent Humm
Robert “Alan” Moore
Richard Lauwers
2016
Delbert Crumbaugh
Brian Haskin
Andy Welden
2017
Tim Brodbeck
David Williams
Ken and Ida Wadsworth
2018
Tom Braid
Ed Cagney
Robert Ohse
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