Butler County Farm Bureau receives 2015 Young Farmer Gold Star Award of Excellence

Fri, 12/04/2015 - 8:38pm — Diane Dyer

Joey Kirby, Young Farmer Chair for Butler County Farm Bureau (center), accepts the Gold Star Award of Excellence from Mark Haney, Kentucky Farm Bureau President (center left). Also pictured are Shane Wells, President of Butler County Farm Bureau (center right), Jackson Tolle, Assistant Director, Agricultural Education, Women and Young Farmer Programs (far left), and David S. Beck, Kentucky Farm Bureau Executive Vice President (far right).

Louisville, KY (December 4, 2015) – Recognized for the achievements of its Young Farm Program this year, Butler County Farm Bureau received the 2015 Gold Star Award of Excellence during Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in Louisville. The award honors a county’s Young Farmer Committee for its active participation in Farm Bureau leadership development programs, state competitions, and educational or promotional initiatives.

Kentucky Farm Bureau, with more than 468,000 member families statewide, is the state’s largest general farm organization. Approximately 1,500 members attended KFB’s 96th annual meeting in Louisville, December 2-5, to recognize this year’s individual and organizational achievements and adopt policy for 2016. To view all the updates released from this year’s annual meeting, visit KYFBNewsroom.com.

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