Nominations sought for 2026 Clayton County dairy awards

Published by admin on Wed, 01/21/2026 - 3:25pm

The Clayton County Dairy Promotion committee is accepting nominations for their annual county banquet awards.

The Outstanding Young Dairy Producer Award honors young dairy producers who have achieved excellence in managing their dairy enterprise and have contributed leadership in the dairy industry and their communities. Nominees must be 40 years of age or younger to be eligible.

The Distinguished Dairy Producer Award honors dairy families and individuals who have achieved excellence in managing their dairy enterprise while contributing leadership to the dairy industry and their communities. Honoring these outstanding producers serves as a tribute to the time and effort they have put forth in advancing the dairy industry.

The Senior Dairy Award honors individuals who have provided outstanding support to the dairy industry and producers.

The Dairy Best Award is presented annually to an eating establishment in Clayton County that does an outstanding job of serving real dairy products to the public.

The Appreciation Award honors a person or business that supports the dairy industry.

Clayton County dairy producers with cows producing in their lifetime in excess of 200,000 pounds of milk and/or, 7,000 pounds of butterfat are encouraged to nominate their cows for the 200,000/7,000 Lifetime Production Club. All award nominations are due March 1.

The Clayton County Dairy Promotion Committee also offers scholarships to graduating high school students to support agricultural education beyond high school. Graduating high school seniors should contact their school guidance counselors for an application.

The Committee is also seeking candidates for Dairy Princess, Little Miss Squirt and Jr. Dairyman. Crowning of the 2026 Dairy royalty and presentation of county awards will take place at the annual Clayton County Dairy Banquet on Friday, April 10 at Johnson’s Reception Hall in Elkader. Please email your nominations to the Clayton County Dairy Promotion cciadairypromo@gmail.com.