Chamber looking for ag award nomineeds

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee is looking for nominee to be honored for their work in agrinculture.

The committee is sponsoring two agricultural awards, the Outstanding Agricultural Leader and Outstanding Agricultural Advocate awards, to be presented during the upcoming 2021 Northern Agricultural Research Center Field Day Thursday, June 23.

The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee began the Ag Leader and Ag Advocate Awards 22 years ago, in order to celebrate the contributions made by producers and community members in our communities who have contributed to the strength and vitality of agriculture.

Nominations for the awards are typically made by community members who recognize the accomplishments of those around them.

In 2021, Marvin and Patty Cross received the Ag Leader Award and Clyde Thomas received the Ag Advocate Award.

Outstanding Agriculture Leader Award

This award is to recognize a person actively involved in agricultural production in north-central Montana who has a demonstrated record of leadership for the agricultural industry in north central Montana.

Examples of qualifications for this award could include:

• Accomplishments as an agricultural producer

• Role the individual has played in Montana agriculture as a leader

• Scope of the individual’s involvement including organizational membership and leadership, agricultural development activities organized and completed, publications, educational programs, and involvement in community service projects

• Professional accomplishments and recognition on local, state, and national levels

Outstanding Agriculture Advocate Award

The Outstanding Agriculture Advocate Award is for a person not primarily involved in agricultural production and who has devoted extraordinary efforts to promote the agricultural industry of north-central Montana from the “outside.” Advocates can be educators, business persons, retired agriculture producers, public officials, or public employees, etc.

Examples of qualifications for this award could include:

• Length of service to Montana Agriculture.

• Role the individual has played as an agricultural advocate.

• Scope of the individual’s agricultural involvement including organizational membership and leadership, advocacy activities organized and completed, publications completed, educational programs coordinated, and involvement in community service projects.

• Professional accomplishments and recognition on local, state, and national levels.

• Current involvement in agricultural advocacy.

People are asked to submit their nomination by June 6 so the selection committee may review the nominations and select this year’s winners to recognize during the NARC Virtual Field Day. A nomination form can be found online at https://forms.gle/7fbQFGSt26cySx

KT8 or nominations can be submitted at the Havre Chamber at 130 Fifth Ave., Havre, MT 59501.

People with questions can call the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce at 406-265-4383 or email the Chamber at [email protected].