HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The annual Farm Focus Family breakfast in honor of National Farm City Week was celebrated by the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce Wednesday morning.

The Hutch Chamber awarded the Farm Focus Family of the Year and the Agri-Business of the Year. The Farm Focus Family award began in 1985 and this year marked 100 families in Reno County that have been recognized for their contributions to Reno County Agriculture.

This year’s award went to Jim and Amy Theis. Amy grew up on her family farm in Hutchinson and Jim has worked on a farm all his life with the hopes of one day owning a farm of his own. Jim and Amy began farming part time raising cattle until Amy’s parents decided to turn their farm over to them in 2010, allowing Jim to begin farming full time. Today, their farm operation consists of raising cattle and growing a variety of crops including wheat, corn, milo, and soy beans. In addition to helping on the farm, Amy is also the Location Manager in Nickerson for Central Prairie Co-op.

The Agri-Business of the Year Award went to PrairieLand Partners. PrairieLand Partners was originally made up in 2008 of three successful John Deere dealerships in central and southern Kansas. The John Deere implement dealer prides itself on staying connected to area communities from buying livestock at 4-H county fair auctions, to donating to United Way, to giving blood at Red Cross blood drives.

Also during the meeting, the Chamber recognized the FFA organizations in the county. Breakfast sponsor KFSA also announced it was donating $10 for each person that attended today’s breakfast to the United Way.