Florida Farm Bureau Gets Top National Honor

Submitted by Nancy Smith on January 12, 2014 - 11:22pm

For the second year in a row, Florida Farm Bureau has received a national award for its programs and operations, according to a news release issued by the 147,000-member agricultural organization.

The organization received the American Farm Bureau Federations (AFBF) 2013 Pinnacle Award, highest recognition conferred upon a state Farm Bureau.

Presented Sunday during the American Farm Bureau Federations Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the award denoted Florida Farm Bureau as the best state Farm Bureau in the nation within its membership class.

Judges based the honor upon evaluations of six categories of activities. Those include leadership development, member service, policy development and implementation, membership initiatives, education and outreach and public relations and communication. The Florida Farm Bureau previously received the AFBFs Award of Excellence for all categories.

Florida also took home the AFB Presidents Award in public relations and communications, education and outreach, membership initiatives and leadership development. The Presidents Award is bestowed on specific state Farm Bureau activities that are the best of their kind within each membership class.

Florida Farm Bureau President John Hoblick accepted the Pinnacle Award from AFBF President Bob Stallman at a morning general session. Hoblick said he received the recognition on behalf of all Floridians who are involved in the Farm Bureau.

I am so proud of the accomplishments of our volunteer leaders, state staff, our county employees, our agents and our state staff, Hoblick stated later. They have once again proven their outstanding capacity for dedicated work that secures positive results.

To earn the Pinnacle Award in two consecutive years is a tremendous accomplishment, he added. It confirms that I have the privilege of serving in one of the best Farm Bureaus in the nation.

Florida Farm Bureau is the Sunshine State's largest general agricultural organization, representing Farm Bureaus in 60 counties.

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