Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, right, presents Colquitt County FFA member Lakyn Davis with her check and belt buckle. Davis won the Grand Champion Breeding Heifer Award with her registered Angus heifer at the 2014 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show in Perry on Feb. 21. With her are Colquitt County FFA advisers Matt Howell, Stacey Beacham and Shawn Collins and her parents Bart and Paula Davis. Each champion's parents and FFA adviser or Extension agent were presented a copy of John C. Maxwell's book, ‘Leadership.’

Georgia Farm Bureau honored Colquitt County FFA member Lakyn Davis, her parents and Colquitt County FFA advisers Matt Howell, Stacey Beacham and Shawn Collins during a dinner the organization hosted on March 28 at the GFB state office for the eight students who won grand champion awards at the 2013 State 4-H & FFA Market Goat and Lamb Show and the 2014 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show.

Davis won the Grand Champion Breeding Heifer Award at the 2014 Georgia Junior National Livestock Show in Perry on Feb. 22. As the grand champion, Davis received a $2,500 prize sponsored by GFB, and at the dinner she was presented with a commemorative belt buckle.

The grand champions were invited to bring their family, friends and county Extension agent or ag teacher to the GFB Evening of Grand Champions. The event was designed to celebrate the grand champions and their support teams for their accomplishments. Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, Georgia Agricultural Education Program Manager Chip Bridges and Georgia State 4-H Leader Arch Smith spoke at the dinner.

“These young people put a lot of time and effort into these shows, and we’re extremely proud of their accomplishments,” said Duvall. “It’s important that we recognize achievements of our young people and the Evening of Grand Champions is our way of celebrating accomplishments of students involved in agricultural training programs.”

Davis is a senior at Colquitt County High School and has been showing cows since the fourth   grade.

Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the state’s largest general farm organization and has 158 county offices. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, state and national activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors. GFB also has 20 agricultural commodity advisory committees that give the organization input on issues pertinent to the major crops and livestock grown in Georgia.