Tallapoosa County native honored for impact on community, cattle

Longtime Alabama Extension Agent Tommy Brown, right, received the Cultivator Award Dec. 4, thanks to decades of work improving cattle genetics and encouraging livestock showmen. The Alabama Farmers Federation award recognizes leaders for cultivating relationships that impact farmers, decision-makers and rural Alabama. Brown, who lives in Chilton County, is pictured with Federation President Jimmy Parnell during the organization’s 102nd annual meeting in Montgomery.