Carl and Joan Allison (center), of Columbia County, were recognized by the Florida Farm Bureau’s County Allicance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) program on May 5. Joining the Allisons are Suwannee River Water Management Director Hugh Thomas (from left), Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. Smith and Andra Johnson, the UF/IFAS dean of extension and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. (Photos by ROB WOLFE/Special to the Reporter)
Suwannee County’s Alvin and Nancy Huckabee (center) received a ‘This Farm CARES’ designation on May 5 from Suwannee River Water Management Director Hugh Thomas (from left), Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. Smith and Andra Johnson, the UF/IFAS dean of extension and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
John Levi and Christina Vann of Lafayette County’s Vann Family Farms were honored by Florida Farm Bureau’s County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) program May 5. The CARES award was presented to the Vanns by Suwannee River Water Management Director Hugh Thomas (from left), Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. Smith and Andra Johnson, the UF/IFAS dean of extension and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.
LIVE OAK — Eight farmers and ranchers — including one each from Columbia, Lafayette and Suwannee counties — were honored recently for their natural resource conservation.
