Governor Sonny Perdue and his Agricultural Advisory Commission are seeking nominations for the Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award for Agriculture.  This award recognizes the farmer that is doing the environmentally practices on his farm by protecting the natural resources. 

Applications will be taken throughout the state and be judged in 1 of 5 Regions. Each Regional winner as well as the State winner will be honored in Atlanta on March 18th during the Ag Week Kickoff Festival. 

Past applicants are allowed and encouraged to apply but please note that the new application will need to be used due to some changes from previous versions. Nominations can be self-submitted or for someone.

Deadline for applications is January 15, 2008.  Please go to www.agawareness.com for additional information.