October 2025
Emerald Greene, owner of Greene Publishing, has been named the 2025 Florida Farm Bureau Newsperson of the Year. This announcement was made at the organization’s state annual meeting on Oct. 28 at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort.
A Madison County native, Greene owns the Madison County Carrier, Monticello News, and Riverbend News, serving readers across Madison, Jefferson, Suwannee, Hamilton, and Lafayette Counties. Each paper is printed weekly and maintains a daily online presence. She also publishes The Front Porch Magazine, which is released six times a year.
Greene has served the last two years as chairman of the board for the Florida Press Association and currently serves as past chair, in addition to serving on the Florida Press Foundation Board, the Florida Advertising and Media Executives Board and the Madison County Chamber of Commerce Board.
The Newsperson of the Year award is presented to a reporter, editor or broadcaster for their accurate coverage of production agriculture, Farm Bureau news and rural issues. The award is designed to support positive relationships between county Farm Bureaus and representatives of the news media.