Farm Family of the Year Nominating Form

The Farm Family of the Year award recognizes a family that exemplifies leadership, service and impact within agriculture while helping strengthen the connection between agriculture and the Greater Sioux Falls community.

Nomination Criteria
• The nominee must be actively involved in a farming or ranching operation connected to the Greater Sioux Falls region.
• The nominee should demonstrate meaningful contributions to agriculture beyond their own operation. This may include education, mentorship, youth involvement, advocacy or efforts to increase understanding of agriculture within the community.
• The nominee should play a role in connecting agriculture to the broader community, helping bridge the gap between agricultural producers and non-ag audiences, businesses or organizations.
• The nominee should reflect the Chamber’s core values of community, connection, collaboration, vision and service through their actions, leadership and involvement.
• The nominee should represent agriculture as a vital contributor to the region’s economy and quality of life.

Company

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Family Information & History

Family Name(Required)

Primary Contact for Family(Required)

Family Members to be Recognized:

Please list each family member’s name and role, if applicable.

Family’s Community of Residence:(Required)

Please list the city, town or rural area where the family lives. We understand that a family’s place of residence may be different from the location of their farm, ranch, business or the area where their work has had an impact.

Farm, Ranch or Business Name:

If different from the family’s community of residence, please list where this farm, ranch or business is located.

Please describe the family’s farming or ranching operation.

Include the type of farming or ranching they do, how long they have been involved in agriculture, the number of generations involved and any relevant history of the operation.

Please describe the family’s connection to the greater Sioux Falls region.

This may include where they live, where their operation is located, where they do business, organizations they are involved with or the communities impacted by their work.

Family Impact & Community Connection

How has the family demonstrated meaningful contributions to agriculture beyond their own operation?

This may include side businesses or agriculture-related work such as trucking, feed, insurance, agribusiness services, education, mentorship, youth involvement, advocacy or volunteer service with organizations such as 4-H, FFA, livestock shows or other agriculture-related efforts.

How has the family helped connect agriculture to the broader community?

Describe how the family has helped bridge the gap between agricultural producers and non-ag audiences, businesses, organizations, schools or the general public.

How does the family reflect the Chamber’s core values of community, connection, collaboration, vision and service?

Describe how these values are demonstrated through the family’s actions, leadership, involvement and contributions.

How does the family represent agriculture as a vital contributor to the region’s economy and quality of life?

Consider how the family’s work, leadership, service or involvement demonstrates the importance of agriculture to the regional economy, workforce, community identity or overall quality of life.

Please share any specific examples, accomplishments, stories, awards, initiatives or measurable results that support this nomination.

Nominator Information

Your Name:(Required)

Your Business or Organization:

Your Email Address(Required)

Your Phone Number:(Required)

Your Relationship to the Family:(Required)

Acknowledgment(Required)

By submitting this nomination, I confirm that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge and that the nominee meets the eligibility requirements for consideration.