27 awarded Master Farmer honors at Conservation Districts meet in Lafayette • Lafayette Twenty-seven farmers, including three couples, have achieved the status of Master Farmer--a title that means they have not only learned the latest in conservation practices, but they are implementing them on their farms. They received their certificates, along with a 12-inch by 20-inch sign for their property that says Certified Master Farmer, on Jan. 8 at the 63rd annual convention of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts in Lafayette. "This group joins 65 others who've been certified for a total of 92," said Ernest Girouard, coordinator of the Master Farmer program for the LSU AgCenter, adding, "This is an elite group." In addition to the 27 farmers, Robert Thevis from Avoyelles Parish was named the first Master Farmer of the Year. "We added this dimension to the program to recognize the best of the best," Coreil said. The list of new Master Farmers alphabetically by
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