Award Winners   

The 58th Annual Convention

The 58th Annual Convention of the Young Farmers of Virginia was held at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood January 25-27, 2008.  Over 100 members and guests attended the convention. Kevin Schmidt, Coordinator, Office of Farmland Preservation, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services addressed the audience at the Saturday night awards banquet. The conference included tours of Jareco Dairy Farm, Diamond S Farm (beef cattle, hunting preserve, and cutting horse demonstration), and the Southern States Feed Mill. Farm Credit sponsored lunch. Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative sponsored one bus and a joint effort between Rockingham Petroleum Cooperative, First Bank and Trust Company, and Dairymen Specialty Co. Inc. sponsored the second tour bus.

 

NOTE: The deadline for this year's awards is December 15, 2008!
(view contest forms)

The following awards were presented at the convention:

Corn Growing Award: Sponsored by Southern States Cooperative
RECEIVED GIFT CERTIFICATES TO SOUTHERN STATES
($100 1st and $50 2nd)

  1. Mark Deavers, Broadway-Timberville
  2. Greg Buchanan, Riverheads

Soybean Production Award:  Sponsored by Syngenta
Winner RECEIVED $200 and plaque and runner up received $25

  1. Mark Deavers, Broadway-Timberville Association
  2. Dennis Stoneburner, Broadway-Timberville

Corn Silage Growing Award: Sponsored by Monsanto
Winner received plaque and 2 units of seed corn, runner up received 1 unit of DeKalb seed

  1. Josh Webster, Liberty Assn.
  2. Dennis Stoneburner, Broadway-Timberville

Virginia Outstanding Young Farmer Association: Sponsored by Virginia Farm Credit
Winner RECEIVED $ 100 CHECK and runner up received $50

  1. Spotswood Association
  2. Turner Ashby Association

Outstanding Young Agribusiness Person Award: Sponsored by VA Council of Farmer Cooperatives
RECEIVED $ 200 and plaque and 2nd place received $100

  1. Travis Orange, Liberty
  2. Carrie Kiser, Riverheads

Diversification in Agriculture Award: Sponsored by VDACS
RECEIVED $ 500 CASH AWARD

  1. John Liptrap, East Augusta Association

Outstanding Young Farmer Award: Sponsored by VA Farm Credit Association
RECEIVED $500 CASH AWARD, Runner-up $100

  1. Tim Clemmer, Riverheads Association
  2. Brett Seal, Spotswood

Agriculture Stewardship Award: Sponsored by VDACS
RECEIVED $500 CASH AWARD

1. Kevin Craun, Turner Ashby

Spokesperson For Agriculture Winner: Sponsored by Houff’s Feed and Fertilizer
$500 TOWARDS TRIP TO Baltimore IN DECEMBER (NATIONAL CONTEST)

State Winner- Callie McIntyre-Turner Ashby Association,
Title of speech:“Promoting Agriculture ”

Farm Business Management Contest: (Test prepared by David Walker)
RECEIVED CASH PRIZES FROM Nationwide Insurance

  1. Mark Deavers, Broadway-Timberville, $55 and plaque
  2. Chase Lowe, Floyd, $45
  3. Thomas Hevener, Highland FFA, $35
  4. Kaila Hahn, Frederick FFA, $25
  5. Amy Anderson, Giles FFA, $15

Ag Stewardship Contest: (Test prepared by Libby Norris, CBF and scored by Eric Fitzgerald)
RECEIVED CASH PRIZES FROM YFV

  1. Allen Bowers, $25 and plaque
  2. Chase Lowe, Floyd, $20
  3. Darrell Steege, East Augusta, $15
  4. Adam Ford, Turner Ashby, $10
  5. Chris Duffey-VA FFA, $5

Honorary Membership:
RECEIVED PLAQUE FROM YFV

David Walker

Attendance Award:
RECEIVED PLAQUES from YFV

Percentage of Members Attending:  Spotswood Association

Most Members in Attendance:  Spotswood Association

Farm and Home Safety Award:  Sponsored by Bruce Stone—Virginia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company

1. Spotswood Association, $100 award

2. Turner Ashby Association, $50 award

Outstanding Advisor Award : Sponsored by Southern States Cooperative
RECEIVED PLAQUE AND $200

Eric Fitzgerald, Turner Ashby

Membership Development: Sponsored by Young Farmers of Virginia
RECEIVED $100 CASH AWARD

Broadway-Timberville Association

 

Elected 2008-2009 Virginia Young Farmer State Officers

President:
 Chris Grove, Churchville VA
Vice President:
Jon McDonald, Rockbridge Baths VA
Secretary:
 Lucky Graves, Madison VA
Treasurer:
 Pam Lowe, Christiansburg VA
Reporter:
 Stuart Melton, Jr., Rockville VA
Sergeant-at-Arms:
 Travis Orange, Thaxton, VA
Director:
 Ethel Showman, Woodstock, VA
Director:
 John Liptrap, Stuarts Draft, VA
Past President:
 Craig Baily, Harrisonburg, VA

For clarifications or additional information please contact:

Terry Lam
P.O. Box 221
Bridgewater, VA 22812
Phone/Fax: 540-350-2634
Yfv5@northriver.coop
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