Phillip and Whitney Berry of Wayne County have been announced as second-place winners in the 2023 Tennessee Young Farmers of the Year competition. The announcement was made during the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Summer Conference at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, TN.
Phillip owns a poultry operation and raises beef cattle and hay on 1,300 acres. He also serves as Wayne County Farm Bureau president and has been extremely active on the local level for many years. As second-place winner, the Berrys receive free use of a Kubota tractor up to 250 hours, as well as cash awards from Tennessee Farm Bureau and service companies.