Do
you know someone who is making a difference in the Ag world? Someone who is
bridging the gap between consumers and farmers? Someone who is knee deep in
promoting and educating about farming? Someone who has fresh ideas, new ways to
communicate and their voice is being heard? Then, listen up; you’ll want to
know this.
Farm
Credit has launched a nationwide search called Farm Credit 100 Fresh
Perspectives. They are looking for 100 leaders who are changing the future of
rural communities and Ag for the better. Leaders who are using new ideas and
ways to get the great message of farming across in a way that is better
understood by all sectors of our communities. Men, women, young, old, large
farms, small farms, organic, conventional, ag professors, ag students . . . we
need all of these voices represented in this search.
Once
they find the top 100 they will choose 10 individuals who will each receive a
$10,000 award to help further their leadership contributions. Also, a trip for the
top ten and a guest to Washington, D.C. early in 2016 is part of this deal. By
the way if you’re looking for a guest, I’m available.
So,
you’re probably wondering how these top 100 will be chosen. A panel of experts
on rural matters will evaluate and the entrants and decide who are the best
100.
Could
it be you? Or, perhaps your neighbor, Facebook friend, one of your favorite
bloggers you follow? Trust me there are more and more voices coming to the
arena of promoting agriculture and they are getting better and better at
sharing their message. This is the perfect opportunity to help someone who is
good at this to become great. And nowadays we need fresh new perspectives to
promote the truth and reality of farming. We need our voices to ring out above
the fear laden and false messages being spread.
As
an agvocate myself, I will be nominating many of the wonderful bloggers and
fellow agvocates I follow.
Here’s
how you nominate.
Nominations
can be submitted until Dec. 18, 2015. A panel of experts
will evaluate the entrants and select the top 100 honorees to be announced
during National Ag Week, March 14-18, 2016.
You can nominate as many individuals/groups/organizations as you like.
Here’s a direct link to the nominating page: http://www.farmcredit100.com/fresh-perspectives/search.
Also, for more details in categories please take a
moment and jump over here: http://www.farmcredit100.com/newsroom/blog/farm-credit-launches-program-to-honor-rural-visionaries to their page to see the 10 categories
used to find their top 100.
Let the nominating begin . . . well actually it has
begun but let’s join in the fun and nominate away!
