88TH ANNUAL MEETING
Newly-elected or reelected to the State Women’s Committee are Jody Bailey, Yalobusha County, Region 4 Chair; Joan Thompson, Neshoba County, Region 6 Chair; Shelby Williams, Covington County, State Vice Chair; Wanda Hill, Humphreys County, Region 8 Chair; Betty Mills, Montgomery County, State Chair; and Kay Perkins, Tishomingo County, Region 2 Chair.
Kelly Langford of Madison County was crowned 2010 Miss Farm Bureau - Mississippi and received a $2,000 scholarship. Kadie Turner of Webster County was selected Miss Farm Bureau Mississippi alternate and received a $1,000 scholarship.
C. Michael Massey, Massey, Higginbotham, Vise and Phillips, P.A., addressed the convention’s Land Program Seminar, entitled “Using Land for Profit.”
All regional Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award winners received $500 from Federal Land Bank of North Mississippi and Southern Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith received the Mississippi Farm Bureau AgCredit. Pictured with the state winners of the contest, Jason and Federation’s Ag Ambassador Award. Lindsey Ellzey of Ellisville, who represented Region 7, is Joe Hayman, CEO of Southern AgCredit. As state winners, the Ellzeys also received a cash award from Dodge. 22
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