08/23/08

Congratulations

 To GSSA President Billy Moss on his retirement from Ag Education in Georgia

Georgia FFA recognized Billy Moss for 31 years of distinguished service to agricultural education at the recent Georgia FFA Convention. During his career, Mr. Moss has been an agricultural education teacher, Young Farmer advisor and North Region livestock area teacher. Mr. Moss has made many contributions to the success of Georgia’s junior livestock program.  

Some of his contributions include the restructuring and resurrection of the State Steer Show, adding a percentage Simmental show, the development of the First Year Steer Exhibitor Program, the creation of the Georgia Club Calf Producers Association and the addition of the Georgia Junior Beef Futurity, which has developed into one of the largest summer livestock shows in the country. Mr. Moss has played a major role in the success of each of these programs that have, in turn, improved both the quality and the number of opportunities for students in Georgia to exhibit livestock. 

Mr. Moss has been active in the livestock industry serving two terms as president of the Georgia Simmental Association and has also served on the executive committee of the Georgia Cattleman’s Association. Mr. Moss was also instrumental in starting the Bull Power Group, an organization of purebred breeders interested in marketing cattle as a group. In addition, in his career he has conducted over 600 adult education courses in beef cattle production and enrolled over 15,000 adults in North Georgia in these classes.  

Mr. Moss is a graduate of Lincolnton High School, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and the University of Georgia.

 Mr. Moss will retire effective June 30, 2007.

Congratulations

 To John and Marcia Callaway

 on their being named the High Point Farm

 for the Georgia Club Calf Producers Association (GCCPA) at the recent GCCPA Awards Banquet held at the 2006 Junior Beef Futurity in Perry in July 2006.