County Farm Bureau NEWS




As of April 27, 2012


Bamberg County
Wingard Copeland receives Bamberg County Soil and Water Conservation District  Award from Landis Hiers 

Bamberg County:  Wingard Copeland, State Director from Bamberg County, was named the “2011 Cooperator of the Year” by the Bamberg County Soil and Water Conservation District at its awards banquet on March 27.  He was recognized for many years of natural resource conservation efforts and for being an outstanding spokesman for conservation in the area.      

Beaufort County FB held its annual Kids Fest at the Cross Creek shopping center on March 31.  The children were able to see a number of farm animals including a miniature horse and donkey, sheep, goats, turkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, and ducks.  Children also shelled corn by hand, roped a sawhorse steer, and guessed the amount of corn, pecans, beans, and cotton in jars to win a cookbook or a $20 prize.  In addition, over 200 people visited the Ag Simulator and a 1945 John Deer tractor.  

Beaufort County:  Beverly Brown, Beaufort County FB Women’s Committee member, had 58 preschool children tour the Penn Center as part of Heritage School Day.  The children toured the museum, learned about animals, plants, and crops, and also planted seeds in newspaper pots to learn about recycling.
  

Cherokee County:  Celeste Cash has been named the recipient of the 2012 Cherokee County FB Kline W. Cash Memorial Scholarship.

Clarendon, Lee, and Sumter County FBs are sponsoring the Central Cattlemen’s Association meeting on May 24th at the Sumter County FB office.

Florence County:  Charles Brigman, Florence County FB President, and other board members presented Senator Hugh Leatherman with a PAC check on March 5th.  The Florence County FB Board also plans to present Representative Lester P. Branham, Jr. and Representative Phil Lowe a PAC check in the upcoming weeks.

Florence County Farm Bureau provided ice cream for the Special Olympics on April 19, 2012, at Johnsonville Elementary School and Hannah Pamplico Elementary School. 

Florence County:  Rhett Bacot, Florence County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chair, read the Farm Bureau book of the year to students at Dewey L. Carter Elementary on April 25, 2012.

Georgetown County

 From left to right:  Senator Yancey McGill, County President R.L. Port, Senator Ray Cleary, Representative Nelson Hardwick, Representative Carl Anderson

Georgetown County FB Board of Directors held a steak dinner on April 2 at the Pleasant Hill Community Center to show appreciation for local members of the General Assembly.  Those attending included Senator Ray Cleary, Senator Yancey McGill, Representative Carl Anderson and Representative Nelson Hardwick.  FB guests included Russell Ott, David Branham, and Pee Dee Vice President Frank Flowers.  
Patsy Williams, Georgetown County Women’s Committee Chair, participated in Career Week activities at Andrews Elementary School on March 26, along with Malene Baxley and Frances Owens.  Over 240 third and fourth graders visited the Ag Simulator and cotton gin replica.  The Women’s Committee also presented each teacher with enough ag-knowledge booklets, Farm Bureau folders, pencils and a packet of seeds for each child.   






Lee County FB has officially adopted a section of Highway 34 as part of the Adopt a Highway program. 

Lee County FB Women’s Committee members went to Robert E. Lee Academy on March 22 and donated the “Seed, Soil, Sun” book to both first grade classrooms.  They also passed out FB folders, pencils, and ag-knowledge booklets. 
Lee County:  Laura Haddon, Lee County Women’s Committee Chair, volunteers to help teach the local 4H Clover Buds on the third Thursday of every month.

Newberry County FB Young Farmers will again conduct the “Ag Olympics” as part of the SCFB Youth Leadership Conference at Newberry College on June 24 through 27, 2012. 

Newberry County FB has mailed applications for its Newberry County Scholarship to students from Newberry County who are attending Clemson University and majoring in agriculture.
 

Pickens County:  Megan Sexton, daughter of Terry Sexton, Pickens County FB Agency Manager, is working on a research project at Coker College to control a fungus pathogen which infects major food crops such as wheat, barley, and corn.  Infection by the pathogen causes “scab” disease thereby reducing crop yields and contaminating grain.  It has caused an estimated $3 billion in crop damage since 1990.  The junior biology student presented her work at the European Conference of Fungal Genetics in Marburg, Germany, held March 29-April 2.  Megan plans to pursue a PhD in molecular biology and genetics after graduating from Coker College in the Spring of 2013.