2024 Ag Appreciation Banquet

The annual Ag Appreciation Banquet will be held on Wednesday October 30 2024 at the 4 Seasons Pavilion in Bowman, North Dakota. Join us for a free evening of food, fellowship, and entertainment as we honor the 2024 Farmer/Rancher of the Year and the incredible ag communities of Bowman, Slope, and Harding Counties.

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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2024 Farmer/Rancher of the Year

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Nominations for Farmer/Rancher of the Year

• Must be 55 or older
• Located in Bowman, Slope, or Hardin County
• Have significant agricultural contributions

Nominate your favorite farmer/rancher with this form and deliver it to 13 E Divide, mail to PO Box 1143, Bowman, ND 58623, or submit by email to chamber@bowmannd.com

Nominations are due by September 10, 2024

Past Farmer/Rancher of the Year Awards

• 2023 Mark and Stephanie Kelner
• 2022 Laureen Stuber
• 2021 Bruce and Teresa Bowman
• 2020 Brooks Chalky Butte Ranch
• 2019 Wayne and Susan Nelson
• 2018 Gerald, Rita, Larry, and Jackie Lambourn
• 2017 Kenneth Abrahamson
• 2016 Harry Kerr
• 2015 Donald Brown
• 2014 Wayne Mrnak
• 2013 Bruce Freitag
• 2012 Bob Andrews
• 2011 Marlene Mrnak
• 2010 Leo Heinrich
• 2009 John Lee and Ellen Njos
• 2008 Don Burke
• 2007 Roger Stuber
• 2006 Burke Lambourn
• 2005 Elwood and Gerry Andersen
• 2004 Ina Holmquist
• 2003 Lyle and Sharon Gunderson
• 2002 Lyle Sander
• 2001 Stanley Pope
• 2000 Bob Penfield
• 1999 Lawrence Faris
• 1998 Bill Fisher
• 1997 Fred Gerth
• 1996 Dorothy Soreide
• 1995 Ken Rajewsky
• 1994 Odell Sabe
• 1993 Howard Pearson
• 1992 Albert Bowman
• 1991 Wally Jacobs
• 1990 Jim Mrnak
• 1989 Howard Brooks