TAMPA, Fla. — Last fall, The Mosaic Company hosted a contest called “Harvest Heroes” through its MicroEssentials fertilizer brand. Growers across the country were invited to nominate their Harvest Heroes to acknowledge those who go above and beyond to make the harvest season successful.
The 10 winners of the contest will receive a voicemail recording from legendary farm broadcaster Max Armstrong, as well as a “Harvest Essentials” prize package.
Winners were Randy Arends, Melvin, Illinois; Ben Brockmeyer, Lebanon, Missouri; Keith Champlin, Holcomb, Missouri; Larry Kummer, Auburn, Indiana; Kurt Kummerfeldt, Nashua, Montana; Gary Michel, Evansville, Indiana; Marvin Moeller, Eldridge, Iowa; Brent Rogers, Scott City, Kansas; Spencer Sage, Champaign, Illinois; and Kevin Wolf, Franklin Grove, Illinois.
Stories Shared
Meaningful stories were shared to recognize the positive impact these Harvest Heroes made in their community, such as:
• Randy Arends of Melvin, Illinois, was nominated by his wife of 37 years. She wrote, “I am nominating him not for the extraordinary, but in his faithfulness in the ordinary. He is an amazing father to our son, Steve, who is a survivor of traumatic brain injury resulting from a car crash that killed our other son, Greg, 16 years ago. Randy is Steve’s main caregiver, as well as a wonderful farmer, and makes participation in our farm possible for Steve.”
• Spencer Sage of Champaign, Illinois, was nominated because he helped out family members in their times of need. His nominator wrote, “Spencer stepped up when my brother had a heart transplant and I had back surgery. Spencer and my son-in-law took the bull by the horn, so to speak, and did most of all the farming with very limited help. Both of us are doing better now, but both of the boys kept this family farm together and running great. If not for them this farm would have failed.”
• Kevin Wolf from Franklin Grove, Illinois, was nominated by his daughter, Megan. She wrote, “My Harvest Hero is my dad. From a very young age, all I remember is his dedication to our family farm. He works full-time outside the farm and spends every other moment in the field. We go to bed and he is out there, and when we wake up, he is already up and getting it all done. He is the hardest-working person I have ever known.”
To learn more, visit MicroEssentials.com.