The Plant City Chamber of Commerce honored agricultural leaders during its annual Salute to Agriculture Contact Breakfast Aug. 8, at the Evelyn & Batista Madonia Ag Show Center on the Strawberry Festival Fairgrounds.
Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida, the breakfast celebrated the 2012 winners, which included Joel Connell (Young Agriculturist of the Year), Jane Bender (Ag Educator of the Year), Ed and Myrtle Lou Swindle (Supporters of Youth in Agriculture); Hillsborough County Farm Bureau (Agri-Business of the Year) and Michelle Williamson (Agriculturist of the Year).
In addition the Chamber named Darcy Stottlemyer its Good Egg of the Month, and the Plant City Observer’s Petra Kirkland won the $100 jackpot drawing.
For more information, visit the chamber website, plantcity.org.
