Another Busy Month and Our Continued Thanks!

-Dennis Carlton Jr. - President

Greetings,

May was another month of important activities for Hillsborough County Farm Bureau – The Voice of Agriculture. And, once again our members helped to make all of them successful.

The future of agriculture rests with emerging agriculturists. We were pleased to hold an event for current and future members of our Young Farmers & Ranchers organization at Keel and Curley Winery. That’s a group of men and women aged 18 – 35 that represent the future of our industry and our leadership. There is more on that group and the many opportunities for involvement in this edition of In The Field.

Congratulations and “Thank You” to our member Michelle Williamson who was named Vice-Chair of the Southwest Water Management District Governing Board. She is an outstanding example of a leader within our community and industry and we are thankful for her involvement with Hillsborough County, Florida and American Farm Bureau!

Please mark your calendars for the night of October 5th. That is the date of our Annual Meeting and it will

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be held at the TECO Expo Hall on the Florida Strawberry Festival grounds. More information will be available in upcoming editions of In The Field.

May also marked Ag Abilities, our half-day program for Exceptional Education Students, and continued outreach to our elected officials on behalf of agriculture. Here again, are our two initiatives that engaged our volunteers.

My thanks to these member volunteers who have made each of these initiatives occur. Without their support and involvement, little of this could have taken place. If you are not a member, please consider joining so that you can help us with our role as the “Voice of Agriculture” whether it is locally, statewide, or nationally. Please visit www.hcfarmbureau.org for more information about member benefits and opportunities for engagement.

Dennis Carlton, Jr.

Dennis Carlton Jr.

Dennis Carlton Jr. - President

Board of Directors

By Libby Hopkins