| [Image: 27 Certified Master Farmers receive plaques and signs from all partnering agencies.]27 Farmers Earn Certified Master Farmer Status Twenty-seven farmers, including three couples, joined an elite group of 92 that have been certified as Louisiana Master Farmers. The 27 were recently honored at a luncheon held at the Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts in January 2009. |
| [Image: Robert and Sadie Thevis accept Outstanding Master Farmer award.]2009 Outstanding Master Farmer Named The Louisiana Master Farmer Program awarded its first annual Outstanding Master Farmer award at the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts annual convention on January 8, 2009. A certified Master Farmer who has shown dedication to agriculture, conservation, and his profession is chosen for this award . |
| [Image: Craig Adam]Louisiana ‘Master Farmers’ Lead the Nation Louisiana has stepped out ahead of all other states in the nation in helping farmers learn to voluntarily comply with stricter environmental regulations governing water quality. This has happened because of the LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer Program. |
| Lawmakers Approve Master Farmer Legislation (Distributed 05/22/03) Louisiana farmers moved one step closer to having a chance at official certification as Master Farmers this week.Louisiana Senate passed HB 1827 Monday (May 19) provides for official state certification of those who complete the LSU AgCenter’s Master Farmer educational program. |
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