GFB annual meeting gives commodities an opportunity to come together

Randall Weiseman December 8, 2009 Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

The Georgia Farm Bureau annual convention wraps up today and Gerald Long, first vice president of the federation and a member on the Georgia Beef Board, says the meeting is an opportunity for all the commodities grown in the state to come together, as he gave an update on the Beef Board and their recent efforts.

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