April 13, 2017 - The 16th Annual Agriculture Appreciation & Awareness Banquet presented by TFP Nutrition was held April 10 at the Nacogdoches County Exposition & Civic Center. The Nacogdoches County Agriculture Committee honored award recipients and presented Gary and Sue Atkins Agricultural Scholarships to four students.
The 2017 agriculture award recipients are:
- Agribusiness of the Year, Borders Poultry Supply, Inc. (sponsored by First Bank & Trust East Texas);
- Agriculture Educator of the Year, Melvin Adams (sponsored by Citizens 1st Bank);
- Pete Smith Agriculture Pioneer, Hank Curbow (sponsored by Heritage Land Bank);
- Farm Family of the Year, Hyman and Benjamin Boozer Family (sponsored by Tipton Ford-Lincoln).
Scholarship recipients are:
Johnathan Lowery and Clayton Sestak Douglass High School; Brooke Petty, Nacogdoches High School; and Matthew Matlock, Cushing High School.