Paulding County Farm Bureau President (PCFB) President & Georgia Farm Bureau 3rd Dist. Director Nora Goodman, third from right, welcomed British farmer George Hosford, center, and his wife, Jane, his daughter, Lucy and her husband, Dickens, to Goodman's cattle farm in July. Also participating in the visit were Georgia Farm Bureau Assistant Legislative Director Tas Smith, second from right, and PCFB Secretary Krista Wilkes, far right. The Hosfords, who were in Atlanta for a family wedding, wanted to visit a farm while they were in Georgia and talk about farm production practices and farm policies. Among the topics discussed were trade policies and how Brexit might affect trade between the U.S. and England since England will have to negotiate its own trade agreements once it officially leaves the European Union.

"I enjoyed their visit. It was just delightful to sit and talk about our farms and how we do things," Goodman said. "We talked about the trade implications of Brexit, and he said he doesn't want England to pull out of the European Union."

The Hosfords raise beef cattle and sheep and grow wheat, barley, canola and poppies on their farm in Dorsett England, south of London. Mr. Hosford is branch chairman of the National Farmers Union (NFU), an organization similar to American Farm Bureau that champions all farmers and growers in England and Wales. NFU has 55,000 members and a network of more than 300 local offices. Its motto is "The Voice of British Farming." After touring Goodman's beef cattle farm, the group ate lunch at Goodman's farm, and she gave them Georgia peach products and peanuts to take home to England.