As annually (edited to insert the u and an extra n- dang spell-check!) compiled by our Distinguished Panel of Experts. This is by no means exhaust-ive, though we did find this project rather exhaust-ing. Award recipients may look to come from a relatively small group of nominees, but our team were forced to narrow our focus to arguably the most broadly popular presenters. There simply are too many farming video channels for our all-volunteer team to cover.

About the judging: The committee named winners only in the more positive awards (we did poke fun at some who seem to be asking for it). Several of the more snide categories were omitted from publication (for instance, you may be able to guess the winner of the special category We Spent More on Tires Than We Did on Machinery Parts). We also were careful to include only sites that are family-friendly (We recently started a thread that got deleted, apparently for improper use of the word "Cornflakes", but we can't be certain). F-words flagged a few farmers for failure.

So, "With malice toward none" and especially with sincere thanks for all the hard work of editing, we present:


2021 YouTube Farming Awards

1. Best Farm Dog
Winner: All of them!

2. Best Farm Cat
Winner: Squishy- Brian's Farming Videos
Runner-up: The kittens at Millennial Farmer

3. Worst Dad Jokes
Winner (?): Bob- Welker Farms
Runner-up: Zach- Millennial Farmer

4. Best Dad Jokes
Winner: Dougo- Larson Farms
Runner-up: Zach- Millennial Farmer

5. Best Farm Kid
Winner: Isla- Millennial Farmer
Runner-up: Dax- Brian's Farming Videos

6. Best Farm Spouse
Winner: All of them (the panelists are not as stupid as they look...)

7. Best Junior Partner
Winner: Erik- Larson Farms
Runner-up: Chet- Larson Farms

8. Best 'Associate'
Winner: Jim- Millennial Farmer
Runner-up: Erik- Larson Farms

9. Best 'Character'
Winner: George- Brian's Farming Videos

10. Plugger Award
Winner: Boehm Farm
Runner-up: Bandit Farmer

11. Farming-adjacent
Winner: Engels Coach Shop
Runner-up: Squatch253

12. Nut-Job (+)
Winner: Mike Mitchell

13. Nut-Job (-)
Winner: One Lonely Farmer

14. Most-Improved Farmstead
Winner: Cole the Cornstar

15. Best Drone Footage
Winner: Gierok Farms

16. Best Catchphrase
3-way tie for winner:
"Struggle Bus"- Larson Farms
"Are you okay?"- Millennial Farmer
"Letting the dogs out"- Brian's Farming Videos

One-time awards in recognition of significant achievement:

17. If Only I Could Make a Living That Way
Winner: Deandeere 4020

18. Rodney Dangerfield Memorial Award for No Respect
Winner: B.J.- Brian's Farming Videos

19. What If? Award for: If you ever wondered what would happen if Carrot Top, Tiny Tim, and Jackie Coogan (as Uncle Fester) farmed together.
Winner: Cole the Cornstar