Tom J. Bechman
BELIEVES IN MASTER FARMERS: Carl Eiche, Frankfort, Ind., was involved with the Master Farmer program from 1968 until he retired in 1994. He was named an Honorary Master Farmer in 2018. Nominate someone to be a 2021 Indiana Master Farmer before the Feb. 15 deadline.
The Master Farmer program is a long-standing tradition in Indiana, spanning more than 50 years in the modern era. Nominations for 2021 Master Farmers are due Feb. 15.
Here are frequently asked questions about the program and the nomination process. Information compiled by Carl Eiche, longtime senior editor of Indiana Prairie Farmer
and a 2018 Honorary Master Farmer, helped prepare these answers.