2025 Sustainability Award Nomination

  • 2026 Sustainability Award Nomination Form

    Submission Deadline is August 31

  • The Sustainability Award recognizes an Illinois dairy farm or dairy farmer who has made outstanding contributions toward innovative technologies and best management practices to improve environmental stewardship and economic viability.

    Anyone may submit nominations for this award. All nominations will be considered by the members of the Illinois Milk Producers Association Committee, with final award determination made by the IMPA board of directors in October. Membership in a dairy organization is not required. This award is offered annually, and the winner will be recognized at the December IMPA board meeting and throughout the industry

  • Part 1: Nominee Information

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  • Describe the Farm

    Location, facility structure, & include all family involved in the operation. Be sure to list the size of herd, breed, coop membership, and/or where milk is sold. Include the history of the farm. Has it been handed down to you/nominee through many generations or recently moved/relocated to Illinois? Has your/nominee’s business structure or method of operation changed drastically over the years? Herd size changes, acreage, length of ownership, etc are pertinent pieces of information.

  • Part 2: Environmental Achievements

    Describe your/nominee’s efforts to be an environmentally friendly and a sustainable dairy farm. What programs have you/nominee participated in that help the public to see dairy farmers as good stewards of the environment? What are your/nominee’s goals for the farm in the area of environmental stewardship and sustainability? Be specific as to accomplishments and goals.

  • Part 3: Benefits to the Dairy Industry

    How have programs or improvements changed your/nominee’s farm, including environmental projects? What specific efforts can be shared that highlight these programs or improvements?

  • Part 4: Future of the Dairy

    What future plans or goals for your/nominee’s farm should be included in this application?

  • Part 5: 3 - 5 Photos of Nominee

    Pictures showing the farm, the family, and/or conservation improvements or other environmental efforts to the dairy (before and after shots) are encouraged. If you are unable to upload photos, please email photos to contact@illinoismilk.org. Be sure to include your name as well as the name of the nominee.

  • Part 6: Nominator Information

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