MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Conecuh County younger farmer Cameron Smith joined the Alabama Farmers Federation area workers April 29. As Space 9 group director, Smith will serve farmers in Butler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties.
Smith brings a pleasant demeanor and deep appreciation for agriculture to the function, stated Group Division Director Matthew Durdin.
“We’re excited to have Cameron be part of our crew,” Durdin stated. “I’ve recognized Cameron for slightly over 10 years and been capable of watch him excel within the agricultural business. He matches our Core 4 values of Religion, Household, Integrity and Neighborhood. I’m excited for our members in Space 9 and the relationships that will probably be cast for years to return.”
Smith was raised in Cullman County’s Vinemont neighborhood, the place he cultivated a love for agriculture by working for native farmers. He’s known as Castleberry in south Alabama house since marrying Christin, his spouse of 9 years. An avid hunter, Smith is elevating sons Booker, Briggs and Brier Klay to understand the nice outside at Booker Farms, his in-laws’ cattle operation.
The Smiths honed their agricultural advocacy efforts by the Conecuh County Farmers Federation and native Younger Farmers Committee. Since graduating from Auburn College with a bachelor’s in agricultural enterprise and economics, Smith has continued to construct a community of farmer-friends throughout the state. He’ll use that have and understanding of the Federation’s mission when visiting members, participating with native Alfa Insurance coverage workers and connecting county leaders to state-level assets.
“There’s one thing about farming that pulls you in, it doesn’t matter what commodity it’s. I feel it’s pure to lengthy to do what God created us to do — to work laborious and domesticate the assets he gave us,” stated Smith, 35. “I’m extraordinarily grateful for the time I’ve had outdoors the Federation. I’ve seen the fact of farming and sat with farmers to make life-changing selections about what their farm was going to seem like the subsequent yr. I need no matter we’re engaged on — whether or not it’s a political problem, labor points, something — to have a constructive impact on the people who find themselves the spine of our nation.”
Smith is one in every of 10 space group administrators (generally known as area males). His Space 9 previously included Crenshaw County, now served by Space 8 Group Director Jacob Davis.
Smith joins the Federation from Americot, the place he was a seed salesman whose sturdy relationship-building expertise and understanding of seed expertise led him to double regional gross sales and market share in simply two rising seasons. He beforehand spent seven years managing fertilizer operations for GreenPoint Ag in Evergreen and Atmore, the place gross sales tripled throughout his tenure.
Smith brings in depth neighborhood involvement to the Federation. He’s first vice chairman of the Alabama Affiliation of Conservation Districts; chairs the Conecuh County Soil & Water Conservation District; and represents native alumni on the Auburn Agricultural Alumni Membership board. The Smiths worship at CrossWay Ministries Church in Andalusia.
