Farmers National Company, a farm and ranch management company, announced last week that Doug Bergemann, AFM, of Austin, was recently recognized for his outstanding efforts in developing new business for the company during 2011.

Bergemann, a farm manager and real estate agent, received the award in a company-wide competition among 90 professional farm and ranch managers in a 24-state area.

Bergemann can be contacted at 507-434-7985, by email at DBergemann@FarmersNational.com, or at www.FarmersNational.com/DougBergemann.