(Continued from previous page) John Deere Tractor. Mike owns and manages Hillside Farms, which includes 2,000 acres of row crops, pasture and timber and a 100-head brood cow herd. ELBERT COUNTY Elbert County Farm Bureau displayed an exhibit in its office to promote peanuts. The display included recipes and peanut facts and coloring books for members to take home. A wash tub was filled with roasted peanuts for members to enjoy while visiting the office or to take with them. Members had a chance to win a basket of peanut products by guessing the number of peanuts in a jar. Amanda Wansley, who won the contest, is pictured with her basket.
HENRY COUNTY Henry County Farm Bureau members were informed and entertained by fifth grader Savannah Simpson at their spring quarterly Family Night Dinner. Savannah, who lives on a cattle farm, gave a very interesting presentation about beef to the more than 100 members who attended the meeting. Savannah’s speech won 1st place at the 4-H Northwest District competition at Rock Eagle and was very timely for Farm Bureau’s upcoming beef promotion. Savannah is the daughter of David and Kellie Simpson.
EVANS COUNTY Evans County Farm Bureau won second place for its float promoting peanuts in the Claxton Rattlesnake Roundup parade held March 12. ECFB Women’s Co-Chair Nancy Clark (left) and ECFB Women’s Chair Angela Todd made the float come to life by dressing as Mr. Peanut and handing out packs of peanuts.
JONES COUNTY The Jones County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee served lunch to the teachers at Gray Elementary School during an inservice day in February. They served 68 teachers and staff a lunch of sandwiches and homemade soups. JCFB used this as an opportunity to educate the teachers about Ag In the Classroom and promoted the Ag in the Classroom workshop that will be held this summer for teachers. Pictured from left are JCFB Office Manager Barbara Bridgers, Women’s Committee Chair Teresa Chambers and JCFB Directors Harold and Pat Daniels and Betty and Lonnie Smith.
GREENE COUNTY On April 16 Greene County Farm Bureau participated in Greensboro’s Southland Jubilee. More than 100 vendors and exhibitors and more than 1,000 visitors filled the streets of Greensboro during the day. Greene County Farm Bureau President Charles Crumbley (left) and GCFB Director Larry Eley are pictured manning the GCFB booth, which highlighted Farm Bureau membership and the many segments of Georgia agriculture including Georgia’s peanut and beef industries.
RICHMOND COUNTY Richmond County Farm Bureau Women’s Chairman Marsha Rider (standing, right) is pictured speaking to the Betty Lamp Georgia Homemakers group at the Mann Memorial Methodist Church. She discussed the different varieties, names and uses of the peanut. The club members traded peanut recipes. On behalf of RCFB, Rider gave each member a GFB gift bag filled with a peanut butter spreader, peanut bookmark and different peanut items.
Georgia Farm Bureau News May-June 2011 / 27