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GFB宣布2019年董事会
发布 2018年12月4日 在凌晨0点
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2018年12月4日
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佐治亚州梅肯市的. - 乔治亚州农场局 (GFB) voting delegates elected the organization’s 2019 board of directors Dec. 4 during the 81st Annual GFB Convention held on Jekyll Island.
GFB President Gerald 长 was re-elected to a second two-year term. 长, 迪凯特县, 养牛，种花生, 蔬菜, 玉米, 棉花, 干草, small grains and timber with his family on their farm near Bainbridge. He has served on the GFB Board of Directors in various roles since 1999 and is a Decatur County Farm Bureau director. He was designated GFB president in January 2016 and elected to his first full term in December 2016.
GFB members in the organization’s Middle Georgia Region re-elected Robert Fountain Jr. of Emanuel County to represent their region on the 乔治亚州农场局 Board of Directors for his fourth straight three-year term. Fountain was also redesignated as the organization’s 1st vice president. The GFB Middle Georgia Region includes 56 county Farm Bureaus in the middle third of Georgia. Fountain has held the position since 2009 and previously held the position from 1997 to 2006. He is the third generation to own his family’s farm located in Emanuel and 约翰逊 counties. He raises cattle, 干草, timber, small grains and pecans.
Bernard Sims of Catoosa County continues to serve as the North Georgia Vice President. Sims is in the second year of his fourth three-year term. The GFB North Georgia Region includes 49 county Farm Bureaus in the northern third of Georgia. Sims serves as the Catoosa County Farm Bureau president. He grows turf grass, small grains, strawberries and 干草, and raises cattle.
Daniel 约翰逊 of Pierce County is beginning the third year of his three-year term as GFB South Georgia Vice President. The South Georgia Region is comprised of 53 counties in the lower third of the state. 约翰逊, 谁种植烟草?, 棉花和花生, previously represented the organization’s 第十区 on the GFB Board of Directors from 2006-2016. He currently serves as vice president of Pierce County Farm Bureau after serving PCFB president for the previous 25 years. 约翰逊 chairs the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Tobacco.
The following were re-elected unopposed to serve two-year terms on the 乔治亚州农场局 Board of Directors: Wesley Hall of Forsyth County, 1st District; Randy Ruff of Elbert County, 2nd District; Nora Goodman of Paulding County, 3rd District; Skeetter McCorkle of McDuffie County, 4th District; Matt Bottoms of Pike County, 5th District; James Emory Tate of Jeff Davis County, 6th District; Ben Boyd of Screven County, 7th District; Don Wood of Wilcox County, 8th District; Lucius Adkins of Baker County, 9th District; and Lamar Vickers of Berrien County, 第十区.
GFB directors beginning the second year of the two-year terms they were elected to in 2017 are: Bill Bryan of Chattooga County, 1st District; Bobby Gunter of Lumpkin County, 2nd District; George Chambers of Carroll County, 3rd District; Marvin Ruark of Morgan County, 4th District; Ralph Adamson of Lamar County, 5th District; James Malone Jr. 劳伦斯县的, 6th District; Gary Bell of Evans County, 7th District; Scotty Raines of Turner County, 8th District; Paul Shirah of Mitchell County, 9th District; and David Lee of Bacon County, 第十区.
Ben Cagle of Cherokee County was named chairman of the 乔治亚州农场局 Young Farmers & 牧场主委员会. Nancy Kennedy of Hancock County was named chairwoman of the 乔治亚州农场局 Women’s Committee. Each will serve a one-year term as committee chairmen and on the 乔治亚州农场局 Board of Directors.
Appointed officers of the GFB Board of Directors include General Counsel Duke Groover, 首席行政官 & Corporate Secretary Jon Huffmaster and Chief Financial Officer & 公司财务主管大卫·乔利.
Delegates also voted on policy that will direct the organization’s stance on legislative issues pertaining to agriculture in the coming year.
成立于1937年, the 乔治亚州农场局 Federation is the state’s largest general farm organization with 158 county chapters. 作为一个十大靠谱网赌官方平台驱动, 非政府组织, GFB serves as the voice of Georgia farmers and rural Georgia by advocating for them on legislative issues and promoting Georgia commodities. Its volunteer members actively participate in activities that promote agriculture awareness.
GFB membership is open to the public and offers a wide variety of benefits, including insurance and discounts for health services, 旅游和家庭娱乐. Enrollment in any of the member benefits is optional and not a requirement for membership. If you would like more information about agriculture, please visit tn63.psychomotricite-la-seyne.com，比如脸谱网上的乔治亚农场局 @GeorgiaFarmBureau 或关注推特 @GaFarmBureau.
CUTLINE TO ACCOMPANY GROUP PHOTO: 乔治亚州农场局 voting delegates elected the organization’s 2019 board of directors Dec. 4 during the 81st Annual GFB Convention held on Jekyll Island. Gerald 长, far right, was re-elected to a two-year term as president of the organization. (图片由乔治亚州农场局提供)
CLICK HERE for accompanying photo of GFB President Gerald 长
CUTLINE TO ACCOMPANY GERALD LONG PHOTO: 乔治亚州农场局 voting delegates re-elected GFB President Gerald 长 to his second, two-year term during the 81st Annual GFB Convention on Dec. 4. 长 also served a one-year term as president beginning in January 2016.
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