Phillip and Whitney Berry of Wayne County took home second place honors in the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award contest. The announcement was made during the YF&R Summer Conference at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, Tenn.
Getting involved in the farm at a young age, Phillip has grown the operation extensively over the past several years. The couple has four poultry houses with more than 40,000-layer hens through Aviagen as well as raise beef cattle and hay on more than 1,300 acres.
Phillip has been active in the Young Farmer and Rancher program for several years, winning the district in this award many times. Phillip has also been involved with the greater Farm Bureau organization and currently serves as the Wayne County Farm Bureau president.
The Berrys were named this year’s winners based upon farm and financial records from 2022 as well as their leadership on the farm, in their community and in Farm Bureau. The couple competed against 17 other county contestants to be named the second-place state winner.
As second place winners, the Berrys receive free use of a brand-new Kubota tractor up to 250 hours, $500 in qualified Farm Bureau Services, $500 in services from Farmers Services and a trip to the American Farm Bureau Convention in Salt Lake City in January 2024.