{"id":25653,"date":"2021-08-05T12:29:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T16:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=25653"},"modified":"2021-08-05T12:29:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T16:29:18","slug":"department-accepting-nominations-for-governors-agriculture-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2021\/08\/05\/department-accepting-nominations-for-governors-agriculture-hall-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Accepting Nominations for Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nominate Exceptional Farm Families by October 22<\/i><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 <\/b>The Maryland Department of Agriculture is accepting nominations of farmers and farm families for the Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to those who have dedicated their lives to the state\u2019s leading industry. Nominations are due by Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Those selected for induction will be honored during the \u201cTaste of Maryland Agriculture\u201d event on Feb. 3, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaryland farm families are the backbone of our state\u2019s agriculture industry and our rural communities,\u201dsaid Governor Larry Hogan. \u201cJoin me in recognizing Maryland\u2019s great farm families by submitting a nomination for the Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Any farm family that derives its income principally from farming is eligible for the award.\u00a0The hall of fame, established in 1991, includes\u00a0<\/span>53 farm families<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from 23 counties who have been honored for their high standards of conduct; personal values; contributions to their community; and performance, leadership, innovation, and achievement in agriculture.<\/span><\/p>\n

University of Maryland Extension county offices serve as local nominating committee coordinators. Each local nominating committee is made up of the county extension educator, county farm bureau president, county fair representative, and county soil conservation district chairman. Each committee reviews a pool of candidates from its county and forwards a selection to the Governor\u2019s Selection Committee. Only one farm family per county can be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applicants <\/span>MUST <\/b>work with their county <\/span>Extension office<\/span><\/a> in preparing the application, which should include as much information about the family as possible and address agricultural leadership, community activities, and technological and management advancements.<\/span><\/p>\n

The selection committee includes the Dean of the University of Maryland\u2019s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the President of the Maryland Farm Bureau, and members of the agricultural community. This year\u2019s application can be <\/span>downloaded here<\/span><\/a>. The deadline for nominations is Oct. 22, 2021, at 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, please contact Jessica O\u2019Sullivan at (410) 841-5882 or <\/span>Jessica.osullivan@maryland.gov<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nominate Exceptional Farm Families by October 22 ANNAPOLIS, MD \u2013 The Maryland Department of Agriculture is accepting nominations of farmers and farm families for the Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame, which pays tribute to those who have dedicated their lives to the state\u2019s leading industry. Nominations are due by Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. Those selected  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25653"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25655,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25653\/revisions\/25655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}