May 2, 2017
Ten farm families in the Suwannee River and Santa Fe River Basins will receive a coveted statewide award for their outstanding achievements in preserving land and water resources.
WHAT: Recognition dinner and event for recipients of Florida Farm Bureau’s County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) Award
WHO: 10 farm families from the following counties:
Alachua: Brandon Overstreet, Kennard Farm
Columbia: Rufus Ogden, Rufus Ogden Farm and Jason Dicks, Kenneth o. Dicks Farms Inc.
Gilchrist: Bart Geiger, Geiger Farms
Jefferson: Kim B. Jones, Bethel Oaks Farm
Levy: Jerry Quincey, Jerry Quincey Farms and Blair Beauchamp, Beauchamp Farm
Madison: Bryan McHargue, MW Land & Cattle Company LLC
Union: Brandon Douglas, Hipp Farms LLC
Taylor: Billy Murphy, Murphy Citrus Nursery Inc.,
WHEN: Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: UF/IFAS Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center, 8202 CR 417, Live Oak, Florida, 32060