Master Farmers in the area

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Prairie Farmer Magazine has named Dave Downs of Allerton as one of four 2007 Master Farmers. According to their website, the Master Farmer Award recognizes the finest farmers in Illinois. According to the News-Gazette, Downs was also named The News-Gazette‘s Farm Leader for 1997.

Past Area Master Farmers:

Wayne Fell, Kansas, 1969
John Albin, Newman, 1970
Keith Jones, Fithian, 1974
Lyle Grace, Urbana, 1975
Kenneth Kesler, Urbana, 1981
Richard Rayburn, Dewey, 1986
LaVerl Byers, Tuscola, 1989
Steve Moser, Urbana, 1990
Floyd Bohlen, Fithian, 1991
Ron Warfield, Gibson City, 1992
Ray Hankes, Fairbury, 1994
Keith Kesler, Dewey, 1995
John Reifsteck, Tolono, 1997
Terry Wolf, Homer, 1999
Kent Krukewitt, Homer, 2001
Kevin Green, Fithian, 2001
James Niewold, Loda, 2004
Steve Stierwalt, Sadorus, 2006
Dave Downs, Allerton, 2007

Source: News-Gazette, 08/05/07, p. C-1

Date Last Revisited 10/31/2008