Since childhood, Paul Frederick Burmeister has been actively involved in farming, having been raised on a farm and partaking in agricultural responsibilities at a formative age. Since 1952, he has done fieldwork on Paul Burmeister Farm, where he tends to an 800-acre farmland and plants and produces winter wheat, grain sorghum, spring oats, smooth bromegrass and sweet clover seeds. Impressively, much of his harvested crops are used for human consumption and for feeding local livestock. While tending to his land, Mr. Burmeister sought a formal education, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and agriculture from Fort Hays State University in 1960. He subsequently completed postgraduate studies at the University of Kansas in 1961 and completed a course titled “Can Man Survive?” at Fort Hays State University in 1971.
Outside of his primary activities as a farmer, Mr. Burmeister is well-regarded as an educator, public speaker and agriculturist in his community in Claflin, Kansas, having also taught junior high and freshman and sophomore Sunday school classes. Likewise, he has maintained an active affiliation with various agricultural and environmental organizations throughout his career, including being recognized as a life member of such entities as the Kansas State Historical Society, the American Solar Energy Society and the National Wildlife Federation. Furthermore, he is a valued member of The Menninger Foundation, the Rainforest Alliance and the National Audubon Society, among other noteworthy organizations. Mr. Burmeister is locally acclaimed for his advocacy for clean energy solutions and nature preservation, and he endeavors to be remembered for his staunch advocacy in the coming years.
As a testament to his longevity and success in the field of agriculture, Mr. Burmeister was bestowed with the Annual Bankers Award for soil conservation from the banks of Barton County, Kansas, in 1989. He was also highlighted in the 13th edition of Millennium Magazine by Marquis Who’s Who, who selected him for inclusion in such publications as Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the Midwest and Who’s Who in the World. Enjoying the independence and self-sufficiency of farmwork, Mr. Burmeister was mentored by his parents, Fred and Gertrude Burmeister, as well as his siblings, Ferdinand and Nellie.
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