The Farm-City Council is all about our youth and many of them were represented here at the National Farm-City Week Kickoff Luncheon. These FFA’ers are posing with Michael Peterson our keynote speaker. I’ve got some video of Michael I hope to post later when I get a chance to edit it. Besides hearing from Michael who spoke eloquently about the value of agriculture and those involved in it, a number of awards were presented:
“Our Farm-City Council partners at the state level play a critical role in helping non-farming consumers understand the vital importance of U.S. agriculture to our economy,” said National Farm-City Council Chair Al Pell. “We’re pleased to honor several state organizations today for their outstanding work in accomplishing the Farm-City mission.”
Pell presented the following organizations with national awards for outstanding accomplishment: Frederick County Farm Bureau Women, Maryland; Coffee County Farm-City Committee, Alabama; Chambers County Farm-City Committee, Alabama; Long Island Farm Bureau, New York; and Chautauqua County Farm Bureau, New York.
State awards for outstanding accomplishment were presented to Reno County Farm Bureau in Kansas and the following organizations in South Carolina: Greenville County Farm-City Committee, Lexington County Farm-City Week Committee, Richland County Farm-City Week Committee, Beaufort County Farm-City Week Committee, Saluda County Farm-City Week Committee and Darlington County Farm-City Week Committee.