The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program announces its third award for farmers and ranchers who raise food or fiber in ways that are profitable, good for families and communities, and beneficial to the environment. Nominate a producer for the 2006 contest in the North Central Region. Deadline April 5.

Each regional winner will receive $1,000 and a travel scholarship to "A Midwest Homecoming: Sharing a New Tradition of Sustainability," the SARE conference in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, August 15-17, 2006.

All producers farming in the North Central Region of the United States are eligible, except for previous winners and current members of the North Central SARE Administrative Council. Nominees and finalists from previous contests are also eligible. Anyone except SARE staff may nominate farmers and ranchers for the North Central Region contest.

The North Central Region includes: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Learn more about the 2006 Madden award.

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