The Teacher of the Year nominations must be an elementary, junior high, or high school teacher who incorporates agriculture into their regular curriculum, current Agricultural Education teachers are not eligible.

For example, a teacher who teaches a one-week segment on agriculture and its importance to Nevada. Nominees may also include teachers considered in previous years but were not selected for the award. The winner of this award will receive a $1000 school supply stipend, donated by Nevada Agriculture Foundation. The award recipient will also be recognized during the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association’s annual awards banquet on December 1st, 2022 in Sparks, NV at the Nugget Casino Resort. 

Nominations must include a completed NCA Teacher of the Year application form. Anyone may submit an application on behalf of a deserving teacher which is available below. Nominations close on November 1, 2022. Completed application forms may be submitted by email to [email protected] with “2022 Teacher of the Year Nomination” in the subject line; forms may be faxed to 775-738-5208; or sent by mail to, “Teacher of the Year Nomination”, C/O Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, P.O. Box 310, Elko, NV 89803.