Board Members
William Anderson

Vince Berg

Susan Butler

Bruce Connelly

Jane Evans

John Fendrick

Todd Greenstone
Henry Hamm
Tom Hartsock

Timothy Hunt

Edward Irons, Jr.

Tom Linthicum

Lonnie Luther

Chuck Schuster

Robert E.L. Smith, Jr.

Eric Spates

 

Honorary Members

John Buric

Doug King

Montgomery County Farm Bureau
Annual Picnic &  Miss Contest
Sunday, June 13 - 5:00 p.m. at the Montgomery County Agricultural Center
Garden Room, Gaithersburg

---

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2010
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
FARM BUREAU CONTEST

---

CLICK HERE FOR THE
ANNUAL MEETING PRESS RELEASE
 

---

CLICK HERE FOR A PRINTABLE PDF
OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY FARM
BUREAU SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION FORM

---

Montgomery County farmers got a chance
to meet with Secretary of Agriculture
Buddy Hance


From Left to Right:
David Plummer, District Manager,
Montgomery Soil Conservation District;
Amy Crone, MDA; Monica Bulat: Bob Stabler, Montgomery County Soil Conservation
Board Member; Jaime Jamison, Maryland Grain Producers Association Board Member;
George Lechlider, President Montgomery Co.
Farm Bureau; Buddy Hance, Secretary of Agriculture;
Pam Saul, Vice-President, Montgomery Co.
Farm Bureau; Jeremy Criss, Agricultural Services Manager, Dept. of Economic Development, Montgomery County; Charles Schuster, Extension Educator, University of Maryland Extension

---

 

 

Miss Montgomery County
Farm Bureau Named

Abbey Linthicum, 17, was named 2009 Miss
Montgomery County Farm Bureau during the organization’s annual picnic. The Damascus High
School senior is the
daughter of
Tom and Paula Linthicum.

Abbey’s family owns and operates a 1,000 acre
grain farm in Laytonsville
and she is a member of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau Young Farmers. The 11-year 4-H member is sheep
vice president in the Montgomery County
Sheep & Swine Club and
co-president of the
Laytonsville Seniors 4-H
Club. Her 4-H projects
include sheep, swine, horticulture, leadership,
community service, sewing and cooking. Abbey will be a member of the 4-H Royal Fair
Court at this year’s fair and is also president of the Damascus FFA Chapter
where she carries supervised agricultural experiences in livestock production
and agricultural communications.

After high school, Abbey plans to attend college majoring in agricultural education concentrating in leadership and communications.
She is very excited to
serve as Miss Montgomery
County Farm Bureau and looks forward to
promoting agriculture in Montgomery County.