MACON – Sumter County Farm Bureau (SCFB) Young Farmer Chairman Dustin Covington is a member of the Georgia Farm Bureau Speakers Bureau formed in May.  Covington raises cattle.
Covington, third from right, is pictured with other members of the Speakers Bureau during a training session held in May in Macon.
Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau is the state’s largest general farm organization and has 157 county offices. Its volunteer members actively participate in local, state and national activities that promote agriculture awareness to their non-farming neighbors. GFB offers its members a wide variety of benefits, including insurance, but enrollment in any of the member benefits is optional and not a requirement for membership.