Berny Dirven, Canada
Nominated by Marc Maisonneuve, Corteva
“Berny has always had a big-picture approach to farming. He knew where he was going with the farm and always had an idea of crop rotations and minimizing the impact on the land and managing water.”
Chris and Ray Gaesser, United States
Nominated by Ken Moore and Marshall McDaniel, Iowa State University, and Joe Hopper, Iowa Soybean Association
“The Gaessers are instrumental in championing climate positive practices in Iowa, nationally, and globally.”
Michael Gooden, Australia
Nominated by Peter Dorsett, Nutrien
“Michael has implemented climate positive practices in his integrated crop and livestock operation and has shared his learnings with other farmers in his community and region”
Ian Kruger, Kenya
Nominated by Wilson Seroney, Corteva
“Ian is a leader for our region in helping to bring advanced technology, equipment, and technical knowledge to help many small-scale farmers in their operations.”
Shane and Sharni Radford, Australia
Nominated by Danielle Park, AUSVEG
“…involved in training the next generation of people… They are very proactive in being involved in programs each one to share what they have learned with others.”
Laura Vicentini, Brazil
Nominated by Juliana Farinelli, Agroverde Consultoria
“…dedicated to helping women farmers through her discussion groups.”