Delaware Farm Bureau Out and About
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Far left: DFB President Kitty Holtz carries the Delaware Flag during the Opening Session of the 2017 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Phoenix, Arizona.
Inset: DFB President Kitty Holtz accepts the Award of Excellence from AFBF Vice President Scott VanderWal at the AFBF Foundation for Agriculure's Flapjacks with the Foundation breakfast during the 2017 AFBF Annual Convention. To achieve this award, a state Farm Bureau and all of the county Farm Bureaus within the state must donate to the Foundation.
Marketing Assistant Heather Kline sits at the Delaware Farm Bureau exhibit during Ag Week at the Delaware State Fair Grounds.
DFB member David Marvel addresses the crowd at an Ag Week seminar at the New Castle Conservation Building.
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bottom, both farmers and noted public servants, recently were awarded
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the First State, presented by Governor Jack A. Markell during Delaware Ag Week. The award is the highest honor a Delaware governor can bestow for meritorious service to the First State.
Brothers Keith and Richard Carlisle were presented with the Delaware Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture at the Ag Industry Dinner on January 19, 2017. Pictured from left to right: Delaware Governor John Carney, Keith Carlisle, Richard Carlisle, then-Acting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Michael Scuse and then-Delaware Secretary of Agriculture Ed Kee.