| YEAR | TREE FARMER | DISTRICT | COUNTY |
| 1980 | Delfin Quitana | Chama | Rio Arriba |
| 1982 | Alfredo Mirabel | Bernalillo | Cibola |
| 1983 | John & Tamara Bartley | Las Vegas | Mora |
| 1985 | Pat Wester | Bernalillo | Otero |
| 1986 | Gerald O. Bailey | Capitan | Otero |
| 1987 | Betty Jane Curry | Bernalillo | Sandoval |
| 1988 | Chama Land & Cattle Co. | Chama | Rio Arriba |
| 1989 | Elaine and Jack Woods | Bernalillo | McKinley |
| 1990 | Harper and Effie Simms | Las Vegas | Mora |
| 1991 | William & Karen Armstrong | Bernalillo | McKinley |
| 1992 | Jack and Dorothy Cates | Capitan | Otero |
| 1993 | Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bell | Capitan | Otero |
| 1994 | Pat & Julie Jenks | Socorro | Catron |
| 1995 | Will & Jeanne Stapleton | Bernalillo | Cibola |
| 1996 | Charles & Thelma Walker | Capitan | Otero |
| 1998 | Sara Jo Paterson | Capitan | Otero |
| 1999 | Camp Chimney Spring | Capitan | Otero |
| 2000 | Robert S. Buchanan | Socorro | Catron |
| 2001 | Dr. Richard Gooding** | Chama | Rio Arriba |
| 2002 | Dr. Jane Christian | Socorro | Catron |
| 2003 | A. Hart & Utilia P. Allex | Cimarron | Taos |
| 2004 | Tom & Callie Patterson | Socorro | Luna |
| 2005 | John and Tamara Bartley | Las Vegas | Mora |
| 2006 | John & Karen Ruddock | Socorro | Catron |
| 2007 | Joe Stehling | Cimarron | Taos |
**adjacent to Colorado TF of the Year.
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