Purpose: This award recognizes and promotes time-honored and cutting-edge conservation practices used by farmers and ranchers that help protect and improve our state’s soil, water, grasslands and air. The sharing of innovative conservation practices helps our members demonstrate to others the good work being done in production agriculture.

Eligibility: The award is an opportunity to recognize 105 members at the county level and up to 10 members at the state level. Applicants must be chosen by the County Farm Bureau association of which they are a member and be actively participating in production agriculture. State-wide winners may not necessarily be selected by geographic location. The following persons are not eligible to receive this award: past NRA winners, current and past KFB Board members, current KFB staff members, and sitting ENR Committee members.

Applications that are not selected at the state level, but are close in point totals to the selected applications, will be entered into a pool of applicants that may be considered for the following two years for state recognition. Members in the pool may choose to re-submit their application, or their previous application may be used. County Associations with one or more members already included in the pool from a previous year are welcome to submit an additional application for the current year’s selection process.

Instructions: After a County Association has selected its county winner, the NRA application may be electronically completed and submitted. Only one new nomination per County Association is allowed. When filling out the application, an option will be given for the applicant to forward their application for consideration by the KFB awards committee for a state-wide award, or to simply supply minimal information to claim their county winner NRA sign and not be considered for a state-wide award.

The filing deadline is May 15.

Awards & Recognition: 

  • Each county winner will receive a Natural Resources Award winner sign to display.
  • Up to 10 applicants will be selected as state-wide winners, with each receiving a plaque.
  • In addition to a plaque, the following monetary awards will be given:
    • 1st place in the state competition will receive $1,000 and overnight lodging at state annual meeting.
    • 2nd place in the state competition will receive $500
    • 3rd place in the state competition will receive $250
    • State-wide winners not in the top 3 places will each receive $100.


 

Click Here to Apply Online



NRA Award Winners, updated after 2024 (Excel File)