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Sidebar: What are Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers?
Kansas Ag Connection - 03/22/2018
The Kansas Master Farmers and Master Farm Homemakers comprise a select growing group of nearly 400 Kansans who have been recognized for success in their agricultural operations and service to their communities.
The Kansas Master Farmer Association and the Master Farm Homemakers Guild were formed in the late 1920s to publicly recognize excellence in farming, homemaking, farm living and rural citizenship.
In 1953, Kansas State University, through the Cooperative Extension Service, assumed responsibility for the selection process and setting up the annual banquet. Today, K-State Research and Extension and Kansas Farmer magazine co-sponsor the program.
County extension councils and extension districts nominate farm couples. The associate director for extension and applied research appoints a committee to choose one couple from each of the four extension areas in the state, plus two additional couples at
large.
The two groups host an annual meeting and joint recognition banquet in the spring, where members discuss agricultural and rural issues, and share experiences with other members. This year, the meetings and banquet were Friday, March 9, at the Four Points by
Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan.
The combined group awards a $500 4-H scholarship each year to a high school senior or college undergraduate.
In addition, donations to the Rock Springs 4-H Center by Master Farmer individuals and the organization as a whole, are reflected in various facilities and improvements made at the center's campus near Junction City, Kansas.
More information is available through the K-State Research and Extension administrative office at 785-532-5820.
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