(Continued from previous page) held annually in Atlanta. JDCFB Office Manager Regina Barton, left, presents the donation to Chamber of Commerce Executive Secretary Sonya Miller. LANIER COUNTY Students in Alisha Sirmans’ Pre-K Class at Lanier County Primary School are enjoying this ag-themed decoration at the entrance of their classroom. Alisha and her husband, Rodney, are active Lanier County Farm Bureau members and grow peanuts and cotton on their farm. Alisha reads ag-themed books to her class on a regular basis to teach her students how their food is grown.
MACON COUNTY Macon County Farm Bureau held a tour and lunch for Georgia Sen. Ed Harbison and Rep. Patty Bentley in August to see how irrigation water meters are being used on local farms. After the tour, they enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant and further discussed efforts farmers are making to conserve water. Pictured from left are MCFB Director Stewart Newberry, MCFB Sec/Treasurer David Levie, MCFB Vice President Danny Levie, Rep. Patty Bentley, Sen. Ed Harbison, Howard Brown, MCFB President Mike McLendon and MCFB Legislative Chairman Glen Lee Chase.
MERIWETHER COUNTY Meriwether County Farm Bureau President Kenneth Murphy and MCFB Office Manager Anna Rogers visited Unity Elementary School Sept. 27 to talk to the Pre–K students about milk. Murphy, who is a dairy farmer, told the students how he cares for and milks his cows and discussed the various products, such as ice cream, butter and yogurt, that are made from milk. Rogers dressed as a cow to the delight of the students. Each student received a cow fan provided by the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association. 28 / November-December 2017
PEACH/TAYLOR COUNTIES Peach & Taylor County Farm Bureaus held their annual legislative breakfast Sept. 14 at the Peach County office. The event gave Farm Bureau members a chance to visit with their Georgia Assembly delegation – Reps. Patty Bentley (D-Dist. 139) and Robert Dickey (R-Dist. 140) & Sen. John Kennedy (R-Dist. 18).
POLK COUNTY Members of the Polk County LEAD Class have a better understanding of agriculture after touring four farms in the county. Polk County Farm Bureau provided refreshments at the Lovell Farm tour stop where PCFB Director Ronald Lovell, second from right, discussed how he plants and harvests his row crops and the production costs for seeds, equipment and other supplies. PCFB President James Casey, left, and PCFB Agency Manager Jackie Casey, right, visited with the tour participants during the refreshment break.
ROCKDALE/DEKALB COUNTIES Rockdale/DeKalb Farm Bureau paid the tuition for five members of the Arabia Mountain Future Farmers of America Chapter to attend the Natural Resource Conservation Workshop held this summer at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton. RDFB President Ed Young, far right, & Office Manager Felica McDowell, far left, congratulate students, pictured from left: Imani McIntosh, Anthony Peebles, Danielle Henegan, Monica Dowd and Isaiah Teasley on the presentation about their camp experience that they gave at the RDFB annual meeting. SCHLEY COUNTY Schley County Farm Bureau Office Manager Katina Fields, right, & her daughter Lynsie Turville promoted Farm Bureau during the “Smoke Georgia Farm Bureau News