{"id":29188,"date":"2025-08-19T14:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/?p=29188"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T18:02:46","slug":"governors-agriculture-hall-of-fame-nominations-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/press-release\/2025\/08\/19\/governors-agriculture-hall-of-fame-nominations-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame Nominations Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nominate Exceptional Farm Families by October 3<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 19, 2025)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Maryland Department of Agriculture<\/strong>\u00a0is seeking nominations for the\u00a0Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame<\/strong>, recognizing farm families who have made significant contributions to Maryland\u2019s agricultural industry. Nominations are due by\u00a0October 3<\/strong>\u00a0and inductees will be honored at the\u00a0“Taste of Maryland Agriculture”<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0event on\u00a0February 5, 2026<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMaryland’s agriculture thrives on the dedication of its farm families, and the Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame provides an avenue to recognize their tireless efforts,\u201d said\u00a0Maryland Department of Agriculture Secretary Kevin Atticks<\/strong>. \u201cWe encourage our industry partners to spotlight the unwavering commitment of Maryland’s farm families by nominating them for this esteemed accolade.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Established in 1991, the Hall of Fame has honored 57 farm families across all 23 counties. Early inductees included Roland and Mildred Darcey (Prince George\u2019s County), Y.D. and Lonnie Hance (Calvert County), and C. Rodman and Jean Myers (Frederick County).<\/span><\/p>\n

Applicants must work with their county nominating committee to prepare the nomination. Applications should detail the family\u2019s agricultural leadership, community involvement, and advancements in areas like soil and water conservation, marketing, machinery, and safety. The nominating committee and required signatures include the County Extension agent, County Farm Bureau President, and County Soil Conservation District manager.<\/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 an unbiased panel from the Maryland agricultural community. Only one farm family per county will be considered.<\/span><\/p>\n

Applications are available at\u00a0mda.maryland.gov<\/a>. For more information, contact\u00a0Maryland Department of Agriculture Executive Secretary of Boards and Commissions Harrison Palmer\u00a0<\/strong>at (410) 841-5882 or harrisonb.palmer@maryland.gov.<\/span><\/p>\n

Follow Maryland Department of Agriculture on Facebook @MdAgDept<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nominate Exceptional Farm Families by October 3 ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 19, 2025)\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Maryland Department of Agriculture\u00a0is seeking nominations for the\u00a0Governor\u2019s Agriculture Hall of Fame, recognizing farm families who have made significant contributions to Maryland\u2019s agricultural industry. Nominations are due by\u00a0October 3\u00a0and inductees will be honored at the\u00a0“Taste of Maryland Agriculture”\u00a0event on\u00a0February 5, 2026. \u201cMaryland’s agriculture  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"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-29188","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\/29188","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\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29189,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29188\/revisions\/29189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/mda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}