Matt and Jenna Kilgus, Fairbury, Illinois

Winners of the National Outstanding Young Farmer Awards are honored by the recognition but take lifelong friendships from the experience. Matt Kilgus wasn’t aware that there was an Outstanding Young Farmer Program until he was nominated. Kilgus and his wife Jenna, dairy farmers from Fairbury, Illinois who retail products through their own country store, were among four young couples selected in the Class of 2022, which Kilgus says is more than just an award.

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