1991: C. Rodmand & Jean Myers

Credit: Executive Office of the Governor

Family Name: The Myers Family

 Catoctin Mountain View Farm’s Rodman and Jean Myers, and their four children Patty, Cheryl, Bobby and Andrea have all been heavily involved in agricultural activities throughout the county, state and nation. They were recognized for “demonstrating exceptional commitment to Maryland agriculture and to the communities where they live and work.” The Myers family has been in farming since 1962. Rodman and Jean Ogle Myers met while members of the Creagerstown Boys and Girls 4-H Clubs. In August of 1955, they married, and in 1961 they were named the Maryland State Grange Young Couple. Rodman worked for his father until 1962 when they purchased the Harry Zentz farm. In 1967, they purchased the William Zentz farm and in 1970, they purchased the Claude Favorite Farm. In 2012, they purchased 40 acres nearby which had been leased since 1962. The four farms total 425 acres, and are located two miles north of Thurmont. The Myers family started with 30 cows and a few heifers. In 1991, they had 140 cows and 80 heifers of different ages. Dairy cattle were milked until 2006, and currently beef cattle graze in the fields. Their primary crops are corn, hay, barley, wheat, straw and soybeans. Over the years, they have built four silos, a milking parlor, a free stall barn, machine sheds and a new home. As the farms were purchased, they eliminated fence rows, cleared land and installed underground tile drainage, water troughs and used strip and contour practices. Rodman’s activities include co-founder and current president of the Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show, Thurmont Grange member since 1948, Catoctin FFA Alumni member since 1976, 1968 Maryland Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer Award, 1978 Master Farmer Award, Maryland State Grange Master from 1978-1982, 2013 Community Foundation of Frederick County’s Award for Excellence in Volunteerism and 2016 Maryland Fair Person of the Year. Jean’s activities include Thurmont Grange member since 1956, Maryland State Grange Flora from 1974-1976, Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show Committee since 1957 and won Grand Champion Cake in 1990 and 1991, and Thurmont’s St. John’s Christian Pre-School Board of Directors since 1999. The Rodman and Jean Myers Family is very honored to be inducted into the Maryland Agriculture Hall of Fame.

Ceremony Date: 2/6/1992