Applications are now being accepted for the Indiana Farm Bureau:

• Achievement Award – Recognizes young INFB members who earn the majority of their income from production agriculture. Prize package: $11,000, courtesy of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and other generous sponsors, and a trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 24-29, 2025.
• Excellence in Agriculture Award – Honors members who don’t receive most of their income from a farm that they own but who actively contribute and grow their involvement in Farm Bureau and agriculture. Prize package: $11,000, courtesy of Farm Credit Mid-America and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, and a trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 24-29, 2025.

The Achievement and Excellence in Agriculture awards are open to INFB members who will be between the ages of 18 and 35 as of Jan. 31, 2025.

• Rising Star Award – Recognizes young farmers and ag professionals ages 18-30 who are active in Farm Bureau, their county, their community, Collegiate Farm Bureau or YF&AP programs. Prize package: Expenses-paid trip to the 2025 AFBF Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference (location TBD) and a $2,000 cash prize. Two runners-up each will receive a $500 cash prize.

The application deadline for all three awards is 11:59 p.m. EDT, May 1

For more information, visit www.infb.org/yfapawards. You also can contact Justin Davis, INFB leadership development coordinator (jdavis@infb.org, 317-692-7183) or your regional manager.