General | 6/7/2017 2:23:00 PM

STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Sports Properties presented the second-annual MVP (Most Valuable Partner) award to Georgia Farm Bureau on Thursday, largely in part for their involvement in the 2016 Agriculture Day and their continued support of Georgia Southern Athletics . 
 
Representatives from GFB were presented with a trophy recognizing the award, and Georgia Southern Sports Properties dedicated two trophy cases with autographed memorabilia from the Georgia Southern football, men's basketball, women's basketball and baseball staffs.  
 
"Georgia Farm Bureau has a long history of supporting Georgia Southern" said Jeff Ferguson, General Manager of Georgia Southern Sports Properties. "Their partnership on developing the Celebrate Georgia Agriculture game has been fantastic."

"We are proud to partner with Georgia Southern Athletics and be recognized in this way," Information Director for Georgia Farm Bureau Andy Lucas said. "The relationship between Georgia Farm Bureau and Georgia Southern is one we value greatly. We are especially proud to support the Celebrate Georgia Agriculture game and appreciate the opportunity to share the story of agriculture-- our state's No.1 industry-- with Georgia Southern fans, students and all of Georgia." 

This past year, Georgia Farm Bureau and Georgia Southern Sports Properties worked closely to plan and execute "Celebrate Agriculture Day" which took place during Georgia Southern's football game versus rival Appalachian State on October 27th. The Ag Game aimed to educate fans on Georgia's largest industry and celebrate local farmers and all things Georgia grown. 
 
The day proved to be a huge success, with over 20,000 fans attending the Agriculture-themed game, which included the Georgia Farm Bureau Fan Fair and tractor racing.
 
GFB has been a long-time supporter of Georgia Southern Athletics, dating back to Bobby Underwood (Bulloch County Agency Manager), who was a member of the "Dirty Dozen". His son, Robert Underwood went on to play linebacker on the 1985 and 1986 National Championship teams.

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