Subject: Top Producer of the Year Recognized by Kentucky State Legislature
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Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:49:35 +0000 (GMT)

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Top Produ=er of the Year Recognized by Kentucky State Legislature
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Philadelphia, Pa. (February 23, 2015)—Peterson = Farms of Loretto, Ky., who was named the winner of the 2015 Top= Producer of the Year award, has been recognized by Kentuc=y state legislature. The operation was honored with a res=lution from the Kentucky legislature earlier this month.<=p>
Peterson Farms includes 15,000 acres across seven coun=ies, growing corn, soybeans, wheat and canola and maintai=ing a double-digit return on equity. In addition, the far= is the exclusive supplier of wheat to Marker's Mark whis=ey. The operation is a partnership between three brothers=and a son: David, Bernard, Bill and his son, Albert, who =eturned to the farm in 2001.

“Peterson Farm&rsq=o;s core values include being stewards of the land, build=ng trusting partnerships, honesty, fairness, reliability =nd teamwork,” notes Jeanne Bernick, Editor of Top P=oducer magazine.

Sponsored by Bayer CropScience and C=se IH, the Top Producer of the Year contest is in its 16<=up>th year and represents the best in the busi=ess of farming. Three finalists are chosen from a slew of=applications by a panel of judges based on entrepreneurial = originality, financial and business progress, and industry and = community leadership.

Top Producer events attra=ted more than 1,000 attendees to Chicago in late January,=including 720 of the nation’s largest producers, re=resenting about 4 million acres. Speakers such as Howard G. = Buffett, Rocky Bleier, Gary Jobson and Jerry Gulke all took the = stage during the event.

“There is no ot=er event in agriculture that attracts such a concentratio= of the nation's top producers,” says Ron Wall, Pub=isher and Division President, Farm Journal Media. “Top = Producer Seminar attendees not only hear from the industry’s = best experts but also have the opportunity to network with lik=-minded producers, as well as sponsors. All of us at Top =roducer and Farm Journal Media congratulate the Peterson =amily on being honored by the state of Kentucky and being=the 2015 Top Producer of the Year.”

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Fa=m Journal Media is the nation’s prominent agricultural media = company. Its magazines include the 138-year-old flagship Farm = Journal, as well as Top Producer, Beef Today=and Dairy Today. The broadcast division produces and=distributes national television programs “AgDay,&rdqu=; “U.S. Farm Report” and “Corn College TV=rdquo; and daily radio programs “AgriTalk,” &ld=uo;American Countryside” and “Market Rally.&rdq=o; The company recently introduced My Farm Radio, a =4/7 digital mobile radio channel. The digital division includes = web portal AgWeb.com, e-newsletters, online marketplace Catt=e-Exchange.com and Farm Journal Mobile, which includes =he Commodity Update markets service. Farm Journal ho=ts a national peer-to-peer advisory program, the Top Pro=ucer Executive Network. Insider news, policy and market=advisory content are offered through the Professional Farme=s of America subscription portfolio, which acquired The =iplinger Agriculture Letter in 2014. Machinery Pete, LLC was = launched in 2014 to provide industry analysis and price data for = the used farm equipment sector. Farm Journal Media also compiles= and licenses detailed producer and industry data through it= FarmReach database, hosts more than 70 live events each ye=r and offers custom multimedia integrated marketing service= for its clients. In 2011, the company established the Farm=Journal Foundation along with its Farmers Feeding the World=initiative dedicated to sustaining agriculture’s abil=ty to meet the vital needs of a growing population through =ducation and empowerment.

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