Harl receives meritorious service award

March 2, 2020
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Dr. Neil HarlFamily farm agriculture endures as the backbone of a safe and secure national food system because of the tireless advocacy and hard work of men and women across the industry. National Farmers Union (NFU) today presented its highest honor, the Meritorious Service Award, to two of these individuals at the organization’s 118th Anniversary Convention.

NFU presented Dr. Neil E. Harl of Iowa and Dennis Sjodin of Minnesota with the Meritorious Service Award to Farmers Union and to American Agriculture.

“Both Dr. Harl and Dennis Sjodin spent their careers and lives bettering life for American farm and ranch families and their communities,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. “It is important to celebrate champions for family farmers and rural communities and to honor these men in particular for their service. I am proud to recognize their contributions with our organization’s highest honor, the Meritorious Service Award.”

Harl and Sjodin join past recipients of the Meritorious Service Award, including former Members of Congress and a former United States President, who have made particularly noteworthy contributions to family agriculture, humanity, and Farmers Union at the state and national levels.

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