Chattooga County Farm Bureau member attends GFB Young Farmer event

MACON, Ga. – Chattooga County Farm Bureau (CCFB) member, Christy Bryan, recently participated in the inaugural Georgia Farm Bureau 101 Orientation program held Feb. 3-4 in Macon and Atlanta. Bryan serves as CCFB Young Farmer Co-chairman.

The two-day leadership development program for county Farm Bureau Young Farmer leaders kicked off at the Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) office in Macon on Feb. 3 with an overview of GFB structure and member services. GFB President Gerald Long, GFB Young Farmer Committee Chairman Will Cabe, and GFB staff addressed the group.

Long thanked the young farmers for being involved in Farm Bureau and shared advice he has learned in his years with the organization.

“As leaders in your county Farm Bureaus you play an important role in our organization,” Long said. “You get out of life what you put into it and that includes your married life, your farm life and your Farm Bureau life.”

During afternoon events in Atlanta on Feb. 3, the young farmers met with GFB legislative staff, toured the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the state capitol. The event ended with GFB Day at the Capitol on Feb. 4.

Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the state’s largest general farm organization. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, district and state activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors.

For more information or question contact Mary Anna Maddux at 706-857-3214