The past couple weeks have seen life simplified for Virginia farmer John Henry Anderson Smith IV, the Bristol Herald Courier reports.
The gentleman, who runs a 1,000-acre farm in Southwest Virginia and goes by Andy, was honored by the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation who bestowed him with the Young Farmer Achievement Award. This past summer saw him tapped for the award while toiling through the busy season, which ended in mid-November when the year's calves were auctioned.
"I was very shocked," Smith told the publication about when he emerged as the winner amongst five finalists in late July. "All of the other applicants were just excellent. I was surprised, because I don't have the biggest farm, or the most animals."
The land he works has been in his family since the late 18th century. One of his strongest passions is a devotion to assist farm families cast plans for the benefit of future generations.
The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has at least 150,000 members dispersed among 88 county farm bureaus and is the state's largest advocate group for farmers.
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