Submitted photoFrom left, Georgia Farm Bureau 8th District Director Lamar Vickers, Berrien County Farm Bureau member Phyllis Vickers and GFB 8th District Director Don Wood present Rep. Austin Scott (R-Tifton) with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award. 

MACON, Ga. — Georgia Farm Bureau members presented U.S. Rep. Austin Scott (R-Tifton) with the Friend of Farm Bureau Award in recognition of his support of agriculture during the 115th Congress. The award presentation occurred during the recent GFB County Presidents’ Trip to Washington, D.C. 

“We greatly appreciate the attention Rep. Scott has given to Georgia’s largest industry. He has been willing to listen and has supported agriculture with his votes,” GFB President Gerald Long said. 

Scott, who represents Georgia’s 8th U.S. House District, is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and the House Armed Services Committee.

Since 1996, the Friend of Farm Bureau Awards have been presented to representatives following each two-year session of Congress. The recipients are nominated by state Farm Bureaus, who can nominate any representative or senator who voted in agreement with American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) policy on at least 70% of selected bills related to agriculture. 

Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the state’s largest general farm organization and has 158 county offices. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, state and national activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors. GFB also has 20 agricultural commodity advisory committees that give the organization input on issues pertinent to the major crops and livestock grown in Georgia.