Toothman receives award

OliviaToothman received the Achievement Award from the National Association of County Agriculture Agents during the 2023 Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference in Des Moines, Iowa. Toothman was one of several honorees with less than 10 years of service and selected by their peers, who represent the top one percent of the membership. She has been an agricultural educator in Creek County for 8 years. Each year she assesses the agricultural needs in her county and formats programming to meet those needs. While Creek County’s major agricultural enterprise is traditional cow-calf operations there has been an influx of beginning farmers and ranchers starting homesteads. People want to be self-sustaining. Programs such as Master Cattlemen, Master Gardeners and beekeeping workshops have had