AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME Honoring Florida’s Great Agriculturalists

29th Annual CEREMONIES February 13, 2007 Special Events Center The Florida State Fair

Master of Ceremonies Florida Representative Marsha L. “Marty” Bowen The Honorable Marsha L. “Marty” Bowen has represented District 65 (which covers part of Polk County) in the Florida House of Representatives since first being elected in 2000. She was named House Majority Leader in 2006 -- the first Republican woman elected to that post -- and will serve in that capacity until 2008. Rep. Bowen is Vice Chair of the Rules and Calendar Council, and is a member of the Policy and Budget Council. From 2004 to 2006, she served as Council Chairman for the State Resource Council, and was the first woman in Florida history to serve as Chair of the House Agriculture Committee (20022004). The May 2001 issue of Florida Trend magazine named Rep. Bowen as one of the eight freshmen legislators who could shape Florida’s government until 2008. The Florida Cable Association picked the four outstanding freshmen from the 2001 Legislative Session to participate in a filmed panel discussion on issues facing the state that was shown on Capital Update. A native of Winter Haven, she is a graduate of S.W. Miami High School and of the Lutheran faith. A citrus grower, she lives in Haines City. She is married to Brian Barnard of Tallahassee, with children Stephanie Tomlin, Brian Barnard Jr., Justin Jacoby, Christopher Barnard, and Adam Jacoby. Her recreational interests include fishing, gardening, kayaking and other outdoor activities. Affiliations include: Area Chambers of Commerce; Boy Scout Troop 123; Florida Farm Bureau State Oversight Commission; Florida Future Farmers of America; Polk County Economic Development Advisory Commission; Polk County Farm Bureau; Polk County Youth Fair, Board of Directors; and the Winter Haven Economic Development Council. Ceremonies

OFFICERS President..........................................................................................Reggie Brown Vice President..................................................................................Wayne Harris Secretary.............................................................................................Myke Morris Treasurer........................................................................................... Chuck Smith Historian........................................................................................... Richard Kelly

Board of Directors Eugene Badger Vina Jean Banks Erin Best Glenn Bissett L.M. Buddy Blain David Bridges Reggie Brown Barbara Carlton Dennis Carlton Amy Carpenter Duke Chadwell

Julie Chandler Ray Crawford Art Darling Jeff Doran Lisa Gaskella Hugh Gramling Ron Hamel Wayne Harris Rod Hemphill Chip Hinton John Hooker

Thomas B. Kibler Kevin Matheny Bob Morris Myke Morris Heather Nedley Danny Raulerson Chuck Smith Jim Spratt Judi Whitson Ashly Wood

COOPERATORS Elaine Franks Stephen Gran

Gene Gray Richard Gunnels

Jemy Hinton Jim Jeffries

Cheri Lively Chuck Pesano

D.W. Poucher Ron Thomas

2007 OFFICIAL PROGRAM

Reception – 5:30 p.m..................................Special Events Center Dinner – 7:00 p.m.......................................Special Events Center Welcome......................................................Reggie Brown, President Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation Emcee..........................................................Honorable Marty Bowen Florida House of Representatives Invocation....................................................Rev. Jeanine Spangenberg First United Methodist Church of Geneva Presentation of Members 2007....................Honorable Charles H. Bronson Commissioner of Agriculture









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Hall of Fame Dinner Menu House Salad

Crisp lettuce, Ruskin vine-ripened tomatoes, sliced green olives and Parmesan cheese

String Beans and Baby Carrots

A blend of whole string beans and baby carrots

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes with butter, cream and a hint of garlic

4 ounce Filet

Grilled Filet topped with Caramelized Onions and Merlot Sauce

Sauteed Chicken Breast (Petite)

Pecan Crusted Chicken Breast, drizzled with an Apricot Supreme Sauce

Baked Rolls

Soft fresh dinner rolls, served with whipped butter

Cheesecake

Assorted Flavors of Cheesecake, topped with a dollop of whipped cream

Ice Tea Service

Freshly brewed iced tea, served with a fresh lemon slice

Coffee

Decaf Coffee Freshly brewed coffee and decaffeinated coffee served with cream and sugar



2007 Inductees William R. Boardman Bill Boardman was a hands-on dairy farmer and a visionary leader who became synonymous with Florida’s dairy industry through his many years of service. He tirelessly promoted the industry’s products and fought its legislative battles. As his friends and admirers noted, his efforts set a high-water mark for other leaders to follow. Boardman was born in Cordova, Illinois, in 1922 and attended the University of Illinois and Iowa State College. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot with the Army Air Corps and was awarded several medals for distinguished service. After the war he came back home to Illinois to start his own dairy operation. In 1951 he moved to California where he ran a dairy and cattle ranch and became active in the American Dairy Association of California. In 1958 Boardman relocated to the Sunshine State to help Florida’s dairy farmers organize the American Dairy Association of Florida. The purpose of the ADA was to increase milk and dairy sales via advertising, education, and public relations, with dairy farmers paying for the promotion of their products. In those days, dairy farmers were sprinkled all across the state and many were members of small local cooperatives. Boardman went from farm to farm asking for support and signing up members. A born salesman, Boardman quickly succeeded in organizing farmers into a statewide promotion program. But he still wasn’t satisfied. He believed milk promotions and dairy lobbying efforts should be handled by a single organization. Dairy Farmers Inc. was soon created by the merger of the Florida Dairy Farmers Federation and the American Dairy Association of Florida. Boardman was named executive vice president, a position he held until his retirement in 1997. Few in agriculture wore so many hats. In legislative circles Boardman was considered the dean of agriculture lobbyists, with lobbying skills that were revered by his friends and feared by his enemies. In Tallahassee, Boardman did all he could to defend and protect Florida’s dairy industry. But in order for the state’s dairy farmers to stay in business, he believed, they couldn’t just make milk; they had to sell it. Boardman understood the power of the media and used it to educate the public and correct misconceptions about dairy products. He advanced the art of generic commodity promotion, developing advertising campaigns that rivaled the most savvy brand marketing efforts. Boardman encouraged Florida’s dairy industry to provide nutrition education materials to schools around the state. To his way of thinking, this was both a public service and an investment in the future of the industry. Through classroom and cafeteria programs, he was training the next generation of consumers. Despite the demands of his work, Boardman was generous with his time and talents, lending his leadership skills to a wide array of industry groups and dairy-related professional organizations. He served on the board of the Florida Agricultural Tax Council, the Florida Agricultural Labor Ad Hoc Committee, and the Agriculture Strategic Society. He was chairman of the Agribusiness Institute of Florida and treasurer of the Florida Agriculture Council. Boardman’s years of service to the dairy industry brought him many awards and honors, including the Agribusiness Institute of Florida’s White Hat Award in 1987 and induction into the Florida Dairy Hall of Fame. He was an honorary member of the University of Florida Alumni Association and won Special Recognition from the Florida Commission on Human Relations. Bill Boardman passed away in April 2001, and his wife, Marjorie, died in September 2006. They are survived by their three sons, Mark, Reed, and Hollis.

2007 Inductees Albert Greenberg Albert Greenberg was the founder of Florida’s $60 million aquaculture industry, the first person to successfully open and operate a tropical fish farm and aquatic plant nursery in the state. He was the first in Florida to raise tropical fish in dirt ponds and aquatic plants in concrete vats. Thanks to these innovations, an industry was born. Greenberg is remembered for his pioneering creativity, his extraordinary drive to succeed, and his generous philanthropy. He mentored many young aquaculturists, offering wise advice—and free fish and plants to help them get started. Albert Greenberg came into the world in 1896 aboard a British ship in the Black Sea and was registered as a U.S. citizen at the American Consulate in Odessa, Ukraine. He was raised in a family of avid gardeners, and his father was a fish farmer. He attended public school in Chicago. When World War I broke out, Greenberg dropped out of the University of Illinois to enlist in the Navy. After the war he became a traveling salesman, which led him to Florida. He figured that with its mild climate and abundant water, Florida would be the perfect place to raise fish and plants for the burgeoning aquarium industry. Greenberg went hunting around Tampa for property and discovered just the spot to start a tropical fish farm: 80 acres with 11 crystal-clear, free-flowing springs to serve as his water source. He called the place Eureka Springs. By 1930 he had opened Everglades Aquatic Nurseries at Eureka Springs and was digging fishponds by hand. He saved up his money and soon bought a mule to help him dig ponds. And he built greenhouses with concrete tanks to house both plants and fish. In his outdoor ponds, he raised blue, black, red, and gold platies; green and gold swordtails; paradisefish; rosy barbs; and black mollies, among others. His indoor tanks included Buenos Aires tetras, Siamese fighting fish, and dwarf and thick-lipped gouramis. He traveled around the world collecting beautiful and unusual aquatic plants to propagate and sell: Amazon swords, Madagascar lace plants, eel plants, and many species of Cryptocoryne. Greenberg had an innate talent for marketing and used it to drum up demand for fish and aquarium plants in the northern states—and he made it known that Florida was the place to purchase these items. Until Greenberg started his nursery, the aquarium industry was supplied nearly entirely by fish and plants imported from the Tropics. Greenberg introduced many new varieties of aquatic plants to the aquarium hobby, including hybrids he developed on his own farm. In addition, he developed new, more efficient shipping procedures for aquaculture products. Greenberg’s collection of rare fish and plants drew botanists and ichthyologists from around the country; they found the nursery to be an ideal laboratory. He even built a special guest house on the property to accommodate the scientists during extended visits. Greenberg never married or had children, but he loved his employees like family. When he retired, he gave his business and a large portion of his property to five of his longtime employees, fish and plant specialists who had been with him for decades. He donated another portion of his land, 31 acres including the 11 springs, to Hillsborough County for a public park and botanical garden. Over the years he had filled this area with exotic plants, creating a beautiful, rainforest-like garden for his own enjoyment. Today, Eureka Springs Park remains a haven for unusual flora. It boasts the largest public collection of ferns in the state, rare varieties of bromeliads and orchids, an extensive trail system, and a 1,700-foot boardwalk. Albert Greenberg died in 1993, leaving no descendents but an entire industry to remember him. He was the first person inducted to the Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association Hall of Fame, and many plant varieties are named for him.

2007 Inductees Carrol Wayne Hawkins Wayne Hawkins dedicated his long career to helping Florida fruit and vegetable growers unite to survive and thrive in an increasingly competitive environment. Farmers are generally an independent bunch, but when times are tough they look for leadership—and Hawkins provided that. He understood that what is impossible for a single grower can be accomplished by a group of like-minded people willing to work together. Hawkins is considered by many to be the father of the modern agricultural cooperative exchange. For 40 years he worked to organize Florida growers, fostering cooperative efforts to standardize packaging, marketing, production methods, and post-harvest handling. Thanks to his strong leadership, growers were able to pull together to control supply while building demand for their products. Wayne Hawkins was born in 1932 in Oakland Park, Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in agricultural economics. In 1962 he organized the Florida Sweet Corn Exchange and the South Florida Vegetable Exchange, a pole bean cooperative. A few years later he established the Zellwood Sweet Corn Exchange, the Leaf and Radish Exchange, and the North Florida Vegetable Growers Exchange (for potato growers). These organizations allowed members to establish prices for their products, approve standard packaging and marketing policies, and pass some of their production and handling costs on to buyers. In 1974 Hawkins became manager of the Florida Tomato Committee. During his 25-year tenure, he helped guide the Florida tomato industry through a time of extreme transition driven by intense foreign competition and unprecedented domestic consolidation. The number of commercial tomato growers in Florida dropped precipitously during the 1980s. To combat further erosion, Hawkins encouraged cooperative action, organizing the first Florida Tomato Growers Exchange in 1989. The exchange gave member growers the ability to discuss pricing together and establish “floor” pricing and “trigger” pricing, which led to more orderly marketing. Significant progress over the years was the direct result of his efforts to organize and encourage the tomato industry to work collaboratively. Hawkins fought for the Florida tomato industry tooth and nail. He traveled to Washington many times, speaking out for fair trade and against what he believed to be unnecessary and burdensome government regulations on farmers. He was a strong advocate for country of origin labeling. Hawkins was also a savvy PR man, working tirelessly with the media to gain positive exposure for his industry and enhance its public image. He was an enthusiastic supporter of agricultural research, and under his guidance, the Florida Tomato Committee developed a strong working relationship with the state’s universities. Despite the demands of his job, Hawkins still found the time and energy to give back to his community. He worked with Future Farmers of America, 4-H, and other youth groups to encourage young people to enter into careers in agriculture. In the late 1990s he convinced the Florida Tomato Exchange to contribute $100,000 to the University of South Florida to establish a scholarship fund for children of migrant farm workers. Upon his retirement in 1999, he established the Wayne Hawkins Agricultural Scholarship Fund at the University of Florida for students majoring in food and resource economics. Hawkins’ leadership in the agricultural community earned him many awards and honors. In 1984 he was selected by the National Academy of Sciences to represent the U.S. tomato industry on a 16-day goodwill mission to China. During the trip he helped teach Chinese tomato farmers better growing, handling, and marketing practices. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford presented him with a Distinguished Leadership Award in 1999. That same year, he was given a Classic Award by the Florida Strawberry Growers’ Association in recognition of his efforts to promote the industry. Wayne and his wife Carole live in Orlando. They have three sons, Derryl, David and Drew. 2007 Inductees

2007 Inductees Berryman “Buster” Longino

Buster Longino lives by a strong code of ethics. He believes in doing the right thing by other people, by other living creatures, and by the land itself. Longino is a cattleman, a citrus grower, a forester, and a conservationist. Throughout his long career, he has demonstrated that agriculture and natural resource conservation are not opposed to one another, but instead go hand in hand. Born in Jacksonville in 1926, Longino grew up in Bradenton. He received an early introduction to agriculture, spending his childhood turpentining with his father and grandfather. Working among the pines, he developed an interest in trees that would stay with him all his life. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he returned to his home state and earned a degree in forestry at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In 1950 Longino began a small cow/calf operation on his father’s old turpentine land in Sarasota County—8,000 acres of upland and wetland forest. He started with 200 head of cattle and a few horses, but he soon realized that he would need to diversify. Today, Longino Ranch produces cattle, citrus, sod, and timber, with a portion of the property set aside for wildlife management. Longino is deserving of recognition simply on the basis of his demonstrated land stewardship. Because of his progressive management techniques, his agricultural operations leave a minimal footprint on the landscape. Longino’s citrus grove is irrigated by miles of underground pipe that deliver water directly to the trees’ roots using microjet sprinklers. This method reduces water loss by evaporation and improves the efficiency of water use by the trees. Instead of building a retention pond to accommodate runoff from the grove, he reestablished a natural wetland that had been drained decades before. Longino limits his use of chemical fertilizers and relies on a three-year rotational control burn to rejuvenate his native pastures. His timber operation is a model of sustainability. Always progressive and open-minded, Longino was an early adopter of silviculture best management practices, including controlled burns, seed trees, and selective cutting. Longino not only uses BMPs on his own land, but worked with the University of Florida and other agencies to help research and develop these techniques. In 2002 Longino negotiated a conservation easement on 4,000 acres of Longino Ranch. The agreement permanently protects the land from development and ensures that it will remain in agricultural use for generations to come. In 2005 Longino Ranch became the site of the first mitigation bank in the Myakka River Watershed. Longino hopes his projects will serve as an inspiration to other ranchers looking to protect their land from development. Longino is an agriculture and conservation leader who is well known for a lifetime of service to his industry, the environment, and his community. He is a member of the Florida Farm Bureau and a past president of the Florida Forestry Council and the Sarasota Cattlemen’s Association. He has served on Sarasota County’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Advisory Committee, the New College Environmental Education Advisory Committee, and the Sarasota Air and Water Pollution Control Board. He was a Sarasota County Commissioner and is a founding member of the Myakka Conservancy, a land trust dedicated to the conservation of the Myakka River Watershed. As a member of the Manasota Basin Board and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Longino has been a staunch yet diplomatic advocate of regional water management. Longino retired from daily ranch management in 2005, but he continues to live on the ranch with his wife Jane. Buster and Jane have three grown children, Sarah, Rebecca, and Jack.

2007 Inductees Imogene and Ed Yarborough Ed and Imogene Yarborough started ranching in Seminole County in 1954 on 8,000 acres—land that had been in Ed’s family for generations. They called the place Yarborough Ranch and spent 46 years raising cattle and children there, until Ed’s death in 2000. Over the years Ed and Imogene became well-known leaders in the agricultural community. Teaching young people about agriculture and promoting the industry were special areas of focus. Ed was born in 1931 into an old Florida cattle-ranching family and started learning the business from his uncle at the age of four. In those days, most of Florida was still open range. In fact, Ed’s family was one of the first in the state to fence large tracts of their land. They were also among the first to plant improved pastures and to improve their herds of scrub cattle through crossbreeding with the beefier Brahman. Together, Ed and Imogene continued the family’s tradition of improving pastures and herd quality. They kept their children involved in the day-to-day running of the ranch, teaching them to work cattle. The Yarboroughs were always good stewards of their land. In 1997 they negotiated with the St. Johns River Water Management District to create a 3,400-acre conservation easement on Yarborough Ranch. This agreement protects seven miles of the Econlockhatchee River and two miles of the St. Johns River. It also allowed for the building of a public canoe landing and park. The ranch demanded time and attention, but the Yarboroughs still managed to give back generously to their community and their industry. Ed served on the Seminole County Soil and Water Conservation Board and on the board of directors of the Seminole County Farm Bureau. For eight years he was a Seminole County Commissioner. Imogene has been president of the Seminole County Farm Bureau since 1996 and serves on the Seminole County Agriculture Advisory Committee. She is a leader in her church and volunteers her time to numerous charitable projects. Ed was president of the Seminole County Cattlemen for 12 years, and in 1999 the Florida Cattlemen made him an honorary director. Imogene was on the Florida Cattlewomen’s board of directors for 12 years, and in 1984 she was elected president. Imogene has long been a member of the National Cattlewomen’s Association and has been active in the National Beef Cook-off. To encourage better understanding between farmers and urban residents, they opened the ranch for tours every year during Farm-City Week. For years Imogene had a booth at the Florida State Fair with displays promoting Florida’s cattle industry. Teaching is a passion for Imogene, and she educates young people about agriculture through 4-H, the Girl Scouts, and Ag in the Classroom. In 1983 Imogene was honored with a National Farm-City Award for her efforts to educate children about the importance of agriculture in their daily lives. In 1995 the Girl Scouts of Citrus Council named her a Woman of Distinction in Lifetime Achievement. Imogene is a founding member of the Florida Agricultural Museum and is active in the Geneva Historical Society. Ed and Imogene worked together to help organize the Great Florida Cattle Drive of 1995, which celebrated Florida’s 150th year of statehood, and its ranching heritage. Ed will be remembered as one of Florida’s last true cowmen. He instilled his love of the land and the ranching way of life in his children. Today, his sons run Yarborough Ranch, under the watchful eye of Imogene, who remains one of agriculture’s most effective ambassadors.

Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame 1980 Edwin Hall Finlayson Thomas Gilbert Lee Nathan Mayo Henry Oscar Partin Hoyle Pounds Egbert Norman Reasoner 1981 Irlo Overstreet Bronson Gilbert Andrew Tucker J. Francis Cooper Louis E. Larson Pliny Ward Reasoner Don A. Storms Sr. 1982 Willard M. Fifield Robert G. Pitman Jr. Dr. Herman J. Reitz James N. Watson 1983 Dr. Raymond B. Becker John M. Fox 1984 Alan James Norden 1985 John Duda, Andrew Duda Jr. Ferdinand Duda Clinton Huxley Coulter Sr. Doyle E. Conner 1986 Louis G. MacDowell Edwin L. Moore Cedric D. Atkins Lena Smithers Hughes B. Edward David Jr. 1987 Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Anthony T. Rossi J.O. Pearce Jr. James S. Wershow 1988 Paul Beary Dickman John Buckner Boy Sr. Ruth Springer Wedgworth 1989 Peter S. Harllee Charles P. Lykes Donald L. Wakeman

1990 Dr. Robert Henry Harms Raymond P. Oglesby Carl G. Rose Dr. E.T. York Jr. 1991 Doyle E. Carlton Jr. Dr. Tony J. Cunha Julian B. Lane Joseph M. O’Farrell Sr. 1992 Edward J. Campbell N. Curtis Peterson Edgar H. Price Vance V. Vogel 1993 Karl Albritton Wm. Travis Loften Dr. John Mortensen Dr. Julia Morton Dr. Marshall O. Watkins

1999 Alto Lee Adams Bert J. Harris Jr. Kenneth F. Jorgansen Copeland D. Newbern John Powell Wallace 2000 Tom B. Adams Jack Monteith Berry William A. “Bill” Graham Henry F. Swanson 2001 Al Bellotto Copeland Griswold Fountain H. May Sr. Bert Edward Roper 2002 Bernard A. Egan Carl B. Loop Jr. J.R. “Rip” Graves George F. Sorn

1994 Elton L. Hinton Dr. J. Wayne Reitz Latimer H. Turner George H. Wedgworth

2003 Arlen Neil Jumper Oma Richard Minton Sr. Dr. Martha Rhodes Roberts Dr. Kenneth Ray Tefertiller

1995 Leroy Baldwin Dr. Clarence L. Campbell Jr. Latimer “Latt” Maxcy William H. Stuart Sr.

2004 Thomas Richard Barber Jr. Vick and Faye Blackstone Donald Fariss May Fred Y. Montsdeoca Robert Nelson “Bob” Morris

1996 Neal Palmer “Pal” Brooks Snead Young Mathews Davis Henry Gatrell Barnette E. Greene Jr. Gov. Wayne Mixson 1997 William “Bill” H. Krome J.R. “Jack” Spratt Raymon F. Tucker Robert Billingsley Whisenant Stephen Monroe Yoder 1998 Miles Edward Groover Edna Pearce Lockett Maxey D. Love Jr. Elliott L. Maguire Mabel M. Simmons

2005 Dr. James M. Davidson Paul J. DiMare William D. “Billy” Long Jo Ann Doke Smith Frank “Sonny” Williamson Jr. 2006 Charles R. “Chuck” Smith Dudley Adelbert Putnam James Neville McAuthur Lillie “Belle” Jeffords Roy Gene Davis

THANK YOU

...to the following organizations for sponsoring the reception in 2007 Ag-AD Agency, Inc. Aglime Sales, Inc. Buddy Blain Farm Credit of Southwest Florida Florida Cattlemen’s Association Florida Citrus Mutual Florida Citrus Packers Florida Department of Citrus **** Florida Farm Bureau Federation Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Assoc. Florida Forestry Association Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Assoc. Florida Poultry Federation Florida Sweet Corn Exchange Florida Tomato Committee

Florida Tomato Exchange Florida Turf Grass Assoc. Florida Watermelon Association Hendrix and Dail, Inc. Hillard Groves, Inc. **** Indian River Citrus League, Inc. Prudential Financial Roles Marketing International, Inc. Sobeys Produce, Inc. **** Southeast Milk Sunshine State Milk Producers Stallings Crop Insurance Corp. Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida Syngenta Crop Protection Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers, LLA United States Sugar Corp.

THANK YOU

****Non Alcoholic Sponsors

... to the FNGLA, Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers and Archie Hamlin Nursery for

providing the centerpieces for the 2007 Hall of Fame Banquet. A sticker will be on one of the programs at each table to indicate the winner of the centerpiece to take home.

THANK YOU

... to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences for producing the

video presentation on the 2007 inductees and to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for their contributions in helping to make this event a success.

THANK YOU

... to the following for their contribution to the scholarship program.

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Abney, Sr. Barthle Brothers Ranch, Inc. Mrs. Nettie Ruth Brown Michael & Julie Bullerdick Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Crocker Farm Credit of Southwest Florida Florida Pacific Farms Florida Tomato Exchange Mr. Richard Gunnels Jessica Behrens Joshua Cribbs

Dr. & Mrs. Chip Hinton Hinton Farms Produce, Inc. John D. Hooker Mr. Ken & Dr. Linda Lackmann Oglesby Plants International, Inc. Rocking S. Farms - Larry & Debbie Swindle Mrs. JoAnn Doke Smith The Graham Companies

2007 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Justin Durrance Amanda Harrell

Rusty Hartline Nicole Kelley

Shawna Newsome Danielle Padgett

Jenna Shelby Melissa Gale Short

THANK YOU

...to the following individuals and organizations for their contributions to the Youth Mentor Program -2007 Mentor Sponsors

A. Duda & Sons, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John W. Abney, Sr. Adams Ranch, Inc. Artesian Farms, Inc. Mr. Fred Bistline Buddy Blain Brooks Tropicals, Inc. Michael & Julie Bullerdick Trudy Carey Richard & Ginger Creedon In Memory of Joseph DiMare by Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. DiMare Mr. Larry Ellis Farm Credit of Central Florida Farm Credit of North Florida Farm Credit of Southwest Florida Florida Citrus Mutual Florida Farm Bureau Federation Florida Department of Citrus Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assoc. Florida Strawberry Growers Assoc. Florida State Fair Authority Erika Barth Todd Bliss Amanda Bradley Brittany Buckingham Rob Bullerdick Sarah Burleson Jarrod Burnette Kendall Burnette Lauren Butts Rob Chapa Holly Christian Katie Connell Cody Corson Caitlin Cribbs Justin Davis Matt Dean Lauren Der Michelle Driver Joe Guevara Kelli Hamilton Somer Harvey Kristin Helseth Rochelle Hirt

Florida Tomato Committee Florida Tomato Exchange Florida Watermelon Association Greene Groves & Ranch, LTD Hillsborough Co. FFA Foundation Hillsborough Co. Farm Bureau John D. Hooker Mr. Ken & Dr. Linda Lackmann W. Bernard Lester Long Farms, Inc. Myakka Valley Ranch Mr. & Mrs. John C. Norris Oglesby Plants International, Inc. Paul Orsenigo Putnam Family Putnam Groves, Inc. Rocking S. Farms - Larry & Debbie Swindle Sarasota County Farm Bureau Story Grove Service, Inc. Southeast AgNet Dr. & Mrs. John T. Woeste Yarborough Ranches

YOUTH MENTORS Phillip Hooker, Jr. Chase Huggins Gunthar Huszar Tyler Jacoby Amy King Ashley Kraus Bethany Lahey Erin Lally Bernie Lefils Lauren Lewis Bradley Lonic Logan Mace Jessica Matherly Cortney Newsome Sara Beth Newsome Claire Page Christine Palmer Sarah Pinkston Miranda Reilly Sarah Rife Mike Rogolsky Ashley Sabaurin

Alica Sears Deanna Seiden Marshall Sewell Katrina Sharp Jamie Spivey Amanda Squitieri Ashley Stace Keiara Sullivian Roy Thompson Melissa Tramontana Karen Vincent Brooke Warnock Naomi Waren Hilary Webb Jay Willet Selina Williams Caity Wood J.K.Yarborough Jamie Yates Ashley Young Megan Young Angela Zazzaro

2006-2007 Ag Hall of Fame Membership

A. Duda & Sons, Inc. Mr. & John W. Abney Adams Ranch, Inc. Alger Farms, Inc. Alico, Inc. Artesian Farms Ben Hill Griffin, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Reggie Brown Carey Cattle Company Carlton & Carlton Ranch Charles H. Joyce Insurance Chemical Dynamics, Inc. CoBank Dade County Farm Bureau Jim & Peg Davidson DiMare Fresh - Tampa Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. DiMare Ellenton Nursery Growers Fancy Farms, Inc. Fantastic Fountains Farm Credit of Central Florida Farm Credit of North Florida Farm Credit of South Florida Farm Credit of Southwest Florida Florida Agri Women Florida Ag in the Classroom, Inc. Florida Cattlemen’s Association Florida CattleWomen, Inc. Florida Citrus Mutual Florida Citrus Packers Florida Department of Citrus Florida Farm Bureau Federation Florida Feed Association, Inc. Florida Fertilizer & Agrichemical Assoc. Florida Forestry Association Florida Fruit & Vegetable Assoc. Florida Land Council Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Assoc. Florida Peanut Producers, Assn. Florida Pest Management Assoc., Inc. Florida Poultry Federation, Inc. Florida State Fair Authority Florida Strawberry Growers Assoc. Florida Tomato Committee Florida Tropical Fish Farms Assoc. Mr. Gilbert Tucker Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Greene Groves & Ranch, LTD Mr. M.C. Griswold

Gulf Citrus Growers Assoc., Inc. Mr. Richard Gunnels Hackney Nursery Company Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Harris Hillsborough Co. Ag Industry Dev. Program Hillsborough Co. Foundation FFA, Inc. Hillsborough Co. Farm Bureau Dr. & Mrs. Chip Hinton Hinton Farms Produce, Inc. Hunt Bros. Service Inc. John D. Hooker Indian River Citrus League, Inc. Kahn Grove Service, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kelly Kibler Agricultrual Corporation Larson Dairy, Inc. Long Farms, Inc. Marion County Farm Bureau May Nursery McArthur Farms, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Morris Mr. Myke Morris Mr. & Mrs. John C. Norris Oglesby Plants International, Inc. Orange Co. Farm Bureau Parkesdale Farms Peace River Valley Citrus Growers Assoc., Inc. Plant City Realty, Inc. Polk Co. Farm Bureau Richard Barber Farm Sarasota Co. Farm Bureau Seminole Feed Southeast Agnet, Inc. Sparr Building & Farm Supply Story Grove Service, Inc. Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative Sunshine State Federal Savings Sunshine State Milk Producers Tampa Bay Wholesale Growers Tampa Wholesale Nursery, Inc. The Graham Companies Tropicana Products, Inc. University of Florida/IFAS Volusia Co. Farm Bureau United States Sugar Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Ashly Wood US Horticultural Research Lab. Western Palm Beach Co. Farm Bureau Zellwin Farms Company