Montgomery County's Jay Head wins state young farmer honors - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Montgomery County young farmer Jay Head was named Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer and Achievement Award winner during the Tennessee Young Farmer Summer Conference held at the headquarter offices of the Tennessee Farm Bureau in... The young row crop and cattle farmer from the Cedar Hill community competed against 17 other county contestants across the state to be named the state winner and have the opportunity to compete for national honors in January. Head was named this year’s winner based upon farm and financial records from the farm year 2014. He farms approximately 5,300 acres near Clarksville in an owner/partnership operation. He has served as vice-chair of the Tennessee YF&R State Committee and currently serves on both the legislative and executive committee of his local Farm Bureau county board. As the state winner of the Tennessee Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Ranchers Achievement Award, the rewards are numerous. He also receives $1,000 from Tennessee Farm Bureau, a fully-loaded Polaris Ranger UTV from Tennessee Farm Bureau, an insurance policy to cover the tractor for one year from Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee, $500 in qualified Farm Bureau... Source: www.theleafchronicle.com
