Farm Family of the Year
Each year the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Division recognizes a Farm Family of the Year and an Agri-Business Citizen(s) of the Year.
A subcommittee of the Agri-business Division nominates deserving families and agri-business citizens to be considered for the award and the entire Agri-Business Council chooses the winners.
They are recognized in the January issue of Chamber News, at the Mayor's Round-up & Sale of Champions at the Sioux Empire Farm Show and at the Agri-Business Division Annual Meeting. The Farm Family also shares their expertise by sitting on the Agri-Business Council for a year.
| 2012 | Glenn & Gaylin Scott Family | Valley Springs, SD |
| 2011 | Mike & Kathy Geraets Family | Dell Rapids, SD |
| 2010 | Jeff & Linda Oyen Family | Crooks, SD |
| 2009 | Marlow & Donna Christensen Family | Beresford, SD |
| 2008 | Rod & Lois VanderVliet Family | Colton, SD |
| 2007 | Dennis & Heidi Steineke Family | Hartford, SD |
| 2006 | The Bartmann Family | Montrose, SD |
| 2005 | Bob & Sandy Johnson Family | Corson, SD |
| 2004 | Darrin & Becky Ihnen Family | Hurley, SD |
| 2003 | Ron & Susan Alverson Family | Chester, SD |
| 2002 | Mike & Becky Randall Family | Dell Rapids, SD |
| 2001 | Jerry & Mary TerWee Family | Larchwood, IA |
| 2000 | Paul & Doug Van Duyn Families | Colton, SD |
| 1999 | Mel Fiegen | Dell Rapids, SD |
| 1998 | Leo Heggen | Brandon, SD |
| 1997 | Charles Olsen | Irene, SD |
| 1996 | Roger Knochenmus | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 1995 | Walt Bones Family | Parker, SD |
| 1994 | Bob P. Larson Family | Sioux Falls, SD |
| 1993 | Bob Ode Family | Brandon, SD |
| 1992 | Duane Albers Family | Harrisburg, SD |
| 1991 | Bill Boadwine Family | Baltic, SD |
| 1990 | Norman & Merlyn Smeenk | Harrisburg, SD |
| 1989 | Smith Family Farms | Montrose, SD |
| 1988 | Duane Bly Family | Valley Springs, SD |
| 1987 | Burton Ode Family | Brandon, SD |
| 1986 | Don Benson Family | Hurley, SD |
| 1985 | Ordell Rogen Family | Sherman, SD |
| 1984 | Stuart Jacobson Family | Brandon, SD |
| 1983 | Roger Megard Family | Sherman, SD |
| 1982 | Art Ramse Family | Canton, SD |
