Achievement Award

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The Achievement Award competition judges the operating efficiency of young farmers and ranchers and is based on leadership, creativity and proven success.

Congratulations to Stanislaus County dairy farmer Kurt Hoekstra. Hoekstra was named the 2008 Achievement Award winner during the California Farm Bureau Federation's 90th Annual Meeting in Burlingame. The award recognizes Hoekstra for his farm management skills, leadership abilities and service to Farm Bureau and his community

As part of his award, Hoekstra will receive use of a Kubota tractor for one year, furnished by Kubota Tractor Corp., and a cash prize of $4,000 from program sponsors Bank of America, California Farm Bureau Federation, California Farm Credit Associations, Dodge Trucks, the Nationwide Family of Companies and State Compensation Insurance Fund. Hoekstra represented California at the national competition in January 2009 in San Antonio, Texas, during the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting.

Applications for the 2009 CFBF Achievement Award are due October 1, 2009.

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