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Dawson County Farm Bureau finalist for state award
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Georgia Farm Bureau President Gerald Long, right, congratulates Dawson County Farm Bureau President Wayne Bennett for being named a finalist for the Georgia Farm Bureau McKemie Award during the 2016 GFB Convention held Dec. 4-6 on Jekyll Island.
MACON, Ga. - Dawson County Farm Bureau was recognized as one of the top county Farm Bureau programs in the state during the organization's 79th annual convention held on Jekyll Island earlier this month. The county chapter was named a finalist for the prestigious McKemie Award - the highest honor that a county Farm Bureau in the state can receive - in recognition of the activities it sponsored during the past year to promote agriculture during the Dec. 4-6 event. Dawson County Farm Bureau was one of nine county farm bureaus to be recognized as a finalist in the 1,280-2.219 member category.