RICHMOND —
The 2012 Farm City Banquet was held on Nov. 12 at the Madison County Cooperative Extension Office.
Thanks to all of our award and door-prize sponsors this year. They were: Blue Grass Energy Cooperative, Madison County Conservation District, Berea Chamber of Commerce, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Madison County Farm Bureau, Madison County Extension Homemakers, Richmond Tourism, Richmond Kiwanis Club, Berea Kiwanis Club, Central KY Ag Credit and Baldwin Farms.
I also would like to give a special thanks to our keynote speaker, Phillip Seyfrit, Madison County Historic Properties director, who spoke about the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Richmond.
Congratulations to all of the award recipients. They are: Blue Grass Energy Cooperative’s Madison County Farmer of the Year Award: Marjorie Baldwin; Madison County Conservation District’s Urban Conservationist Award: Richmond Farm and Garden; Berea Chamber of Commerce’s Agriculture Award: Kevin Fields; Madison County Farm Bureau’s Distinguished Agriculturalist Award: William Hagan; Richmond Kiwanis Club’s Jack Taylor Service to Agriculture Award: Amanda Sears.
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2012 Farm-City Banquet award winners, from left, Amanda Sears, William Hagan, Kevin Fields, Amy Wolfe Grant, Jay Wolfe and Marjorie Baldwin.
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Amanda Sears
2012 Farm City Banquet
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