Great Bend Post
For more than 100 years, the Barton County Farm Bureau Association has been holding its annual meeting to discuss the previous and future year in farming, and to honor those making a difference in agriculture across the county. Sunday, in its 106th annual meeting, the group met at Performance Crop Research in Great Bend. One of this year's honorees was 1590 KVGB/95.5 FM's Steve Webster, who won the association's 2025 Agriculture Reporting Award.
"We know Steve well from our 5-year radio show stint where he hosted a majority of our episodes, " said Performance Crop Research Owner Melissa Nelson Baldwin in a social media post. "I cannot think of a man that embodies the principles of ag more; honesty, integrity, hard work, respect and love of this lifestyle. He has constant push for education and connection through radio, and we appreciate all he does for our community."
Webster is the usual host of the "South Bend Industrial Hemp Show" with the Baldwins, which airs monthly on 1590 KVGB/95.5 FM.
During Sunday's meeting, the Association also recognized the Lanterman Family as its 2025 Sesquicentennial Farm Family. The Lanterman farm dates back to 1873 when Robert and Duane Lanterman's great-great-grandfather first acquired several acres in Barton County.
Austin and Nora Nokes were named 2025 Century Farm Honorees, and The Taff Hughes Family earned the 2025 Farm Family Award. Veronica Hughes was recognized with the Natural Resource Award, and Leonard Kaiser earned the Rural Minds Matter Advocate of the Year Award.