AL Political Reporter: “AFBF President Zippy Duvall, a farmer from Georgia, attended the opening banquet. He thanked Alabama farmers for their dedication and praised the federation for its work supporting rural Alabamians and fighting for conservative values.
“Congratulations on 100 years. What an accomplishment,” Duvall said. “We are just as relevant today as we were 100 years ago. Not many membership organizations can say that.”
The meeting continues Monday with state board elections and the Federation’s business session. The federation’s yearlong centennial celebration concludes Monday night with a banquet and entertainment tracing the history of agriculture, the organization and music through the past 10 decades.
The Alabama Farmers Federation is the state’s largest farm organization with 340,000 members and was founded in 1921.”