Tommy Brown has a penchant for helping people. A retired Alabama Extension agent, Brown spent decades cultivating community, investing in youth and improving farmers’ bottom lines.
It’s fitting humble, hard-working Ricky Wiggins received the Alabama Farmers Federation’s highest honor during an annual meeting bearing that same theme, said Federation President Jimmy Parnell.
The 2023 Alfa Youth Leadership Conference helped 87 high school freshmen and sophomores from across Alabama develop crucial life and ag advocacy skills at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana Nov. 13-14.