MACON —
Colquitt County Farm Bureau was recently recognized during the Georgia Farm Bureau 9th District Annual Meeting for its outstanding member programs. Stanley Bass is the CCFB President.
The CCFB young farmer committee, chaired by Darren Hembree, was honored with the 2012 GFB 1st District Outstanding Young Farmer Committee Award.
The committee was active in planning an ag. awareness event for Colquitt County fourthgraders, assisting in lining up exhibitors and running the event.
The CCFB legislative committee, chaired by Lawton Matthews and co-chaired by Earnest Saunders, was honored with the 2012 GFB 9th District Outstanding Legislative Program Award.
The committee sponsored a “meet the candidate” event. Eleven candidates for public office were invited and all attended. All the candidates had a chance to speak and citizens who attended also heard a presentation on the T-SPLOST ballot issue.
Hembree and his wife Wendy won the GFB 9th District Young Farmer Achievement Award. The Hembrees grow cotton and peanuts on 740 acres and maintain a herd of approximately 130 commercial cattle.
CCFB office manager, Charlotte Wingate, won the GFB 9th District Outstanding County Office Manager Award. Wingate has worked with CCFB since 2002.
She is married to Gettis Wingate and they have two children and four grandchildren. She enjoys reading and spending time with family.
The GFB 9th District includes 14 counties in southwest Georgia.
Georgia Farm Bureau, the state’s largest general farm organization, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2012.
The organization has 158 county offices. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, district and state activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors.
GFB also has 20 commodity advisory committees that give the organization input on issues pertinent to the major commodities grown in Georgia.
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Submitted Photo Colquitt County Farm Bureau was recently recognized for its outstanding member programs during the Georgia Farm Bureau 9th District Annual Meeting, held Oct. 9 in Camilla. From the left are CCFB legislative committee chair, Lawton Matthews, who accepted the GFB 9th District Outstanding Legislative Program Award; CCFB office manager, Charlotte Wingate, who received the 9th District Outstanding County Office Manager Award; and Wendy and Darren Hembree, who received the 9th District Young Farmer Achievement Award. Darren, who chairs the CCFB young farmer committee, accepted the 9th District Outstanding Young Farmer Committee Award.
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