Nominations being accepted for Ohio Agriculture Women of the Year

Do you know a dedicated woman who is passionate about Ohio agriculture? If so, now is the time to nominate her for the 2013 Ohio Agriculture Women of the Year Award! Nominations are due by June 21 and the application for the award can be found here: http://www.agri.ohio.gov/TopNews/AgricultureWomenOfTheYear/.

The award program was developed in 2011 and is administered through the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Office of the First Lady. The program encourages nominations of women who make an outstanding contribution to Ohioagriculture, and have made significant impact on the agriculture industry as a whole.

To be eligible, recipients must be a current Ohio resident and have resided in the state of Ohiofor a minimum of 10 cumulative years. It is also required that the nominee is active in the agriculture industry with a minimum of five years of experience and has served her community in some professional and or civic capacity.

Winners of the award will be recognized by Ohio First Lady Karen Kasich and Ohio Agriculture Director David Daniels during an awards reception at the Ohio Governor’s Residence and Heritage Garden. Each recipient will also have her name engraved on a plaque for permanent display at the Ohio Department of Agriculture.

“Last year, I was honored to meet and introduce our first four outstanding women chosen as Ohio Agriculture Women of the Year. Each woman was an amazing testament to strength, personal integrity and success,” said Mrs. Kasich. “In the second full year of this program, I am looking forward to hearing the stories and celebrating the achievements of more strong women in agriculture.”