Achievements & Lifestyles: May/June 2010

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BLADEN COUNTY Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, along with Sandra Cain, Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences, held an educational event Feb. 20 at the Food Lion in Elizabethtown. The activity was part of Food Check-Out Week. The event focused on how to stretch your grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food. Food samples and educational materials were provided.
DAVIE and YADKIN County Farm Bureaus were honored recently for being avid supporters of 4-H and Cooperative Extension, through financial commitment and volunteer efforts with both programs. The two county Farm Bureaus were commended for their generous contributions, which have helped Davie and Yadkin 4-H and Cooperative Extension programs grow to serve more people in their northwest North Carolina rural communities.
Davidson County DAVIDSON COUNTY Farm Bureau Member Mary Ruth Sheets was among the first 100 inductees to the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2009.
CLEVELAND COUNTY Farm Bureau Board of Directors Members Jack and Mona Scism held an Agriculture Safety Training Program for rescue and fire personnel Feb. 24-25 at their farm in Kings Mountain. About 50 participants from Cleveland and surrounding counties attended the training session. Participants were trained in rescuing workers from difficult situations in grain bins.
GASTON COUNTY Farm Bureau President Bill Craig appeared on a billboard promoting the 2010 U.S. Census and Census Day April 1. Craig, who also serves on NCFB’s Board of Directors, was approached by government leaders in Gaston County, where he serves on the county planning board. “I saw in ‘The Leader’ where NCFB President Larry Wooten had asked Farm Bureau members, especially the board, to do everything they could to make people aware of it because it’s important,” he said. The rotating billboard was in the mills area over the south fork of the Catawba River, and it was displayed from February to April.
NORTH CAROLINA Farm Bureau’s State Women’s Committee recently conducted a service project where they donated $200 worth of canned and paper goods to the Ronald McDonald House in Durham. Committee Chair Betty Mathews and Vice Chair Brenda Brisson represented the committee to present the items during Food Check-Out Week.
HAYWOOD COUNTY Farm Bureau recently sponsored a Farm Safety Day event and lunch attended by about 100 farmers, their employees and their families. Robin Tutor of the N.C. Agromedicine Institute and retired Extension Agent Charles Young led sessions that covered the causes of farm accidents, pesticide safety and outdoor demonstrations of safe usage of  farm equipment. The event was held at the Crabtree-Iron Duff Fire Department, which also helped to sponsor the event.
PERSON COUNTY Farm Bureau Member Alan Williams was recently honored by the Roxboro Jaycees as its “Outstanding Young Farmer.” The award was presented during the organization’s Distinguished Service Award Banquet.
PITT COUNTY Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors and Women’s Committee sponsored a “Farm Traffic Rules and Regulations” seminar Feb. 24 at the Pitt County Agricultural Center. The Pitt County Agriculture Extension office co-sponsored the event, which was attended by 42 farmers, Pitt County Agriculture Extension Director Mitch Smith, Pitt County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chair Jean Garris, Farm Bureau staff, representatives from the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Highway Patrol and others.
POLK COUNTY Farm Bureau recently gave $6,000 toward the renovation of the old Mill Spring School in Columbus, which is being converted to a multi-use agricultural development center. Once renovations are complete, the center will have capacities for food distribution, product development, certified kitchens, and storage and handling of farm products. The 500-seat auditorium will be preserved, but the building will get a banquet hall and renovated classrooms to become the largest meeting and conference center in the county.
UNION COUNTY Farm Bureau recently hosted a candidate forum March 22 at the Union County Ag Center. County commissioner candidates Todd Johnson, Lanny Openshaw, Jerry Simpson and Jonathan Thomas answered prepared questions and took questions from the audience. About 75 people attended. Another candidate forum was planned for April 10.
WAKE COUNTY Farm Bureau hosted a Wake County Legislative Breakfast on March 1 in Raleigh. About 42 people, including NCFB President Larry Wooten; U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge; N.C. Senators Neal Hunt and Josh Stein; N.C. House Representatives Marilyn Avila and Nelson Dollar; and Wake County Commissioners Lindy Brown, Paul Coble and Tony Gurley, attended the annual breakfast event. County President Jackie Thompson spoke and further discussion also included the estate tax and the H-2a labor law.
WAKE COUNTY Farm Bureau Vice President Richard Jenks and Women’s Committee member Shirley Burt attended Career Fair Day March 12 at East Millbrook Middle School in Raleigh. About 115 students asked them questions about farming. Each student was given a “No Farm/No Food” lapel pin and Ag Paths to Success brochures.
WILKES COUNTY Farm Bureau Board Member Rodney Shepherd was elected President of the N.C. Cattlemen’s Association during the organization’s annual meeting on Feb. 20.
YADKIN COUNTY Farm Bureau President Justin Somers shows a no-till seed drill purchased for Yadkin County farmers to use for a small rental fee. The Soil & Water Conservation Service administers the program.
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