Georgia Farm Bureau is proud to welcome Gerald Long of Bainbridge, Georgia as the 12th president of the state's largest general agriculture organization. Long is a seasoned leader in Georgia agriculture having been elected as GFB 9th District Director in 1999, vice president of GFB's 53 county South Georgia Region in 2006, and serving as GFB 1st vice president since 2008. "While I served as 1st vice president I had the opportunity to represent all of Georgia and travel all over the state meeting with county Farm Bureau leaders in their respective counties," Long said. "This gave me an opportunity to see the issues facing farmers producing our wide variety of commodities and work with them to try to make it better for families back on the farm. I will continue to do this as Georgia Farm Bureau President."
A graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Long has been a member of Georgia Farm Bureau since 1970 raising cattle and growing peanuts, vegetables, corn, cotton, hay, small grains and timber. He represents GFB on the Georgia Beef Board as treasurer and serves on the boards of the Decatur County Cattlemen's Association, Georgia Peanut Producers, Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, and the Flint River Water Planning & Policy Center.
Mr. Long and his wife, Janice, have three adult children: Justin and daughter-in-law, Kelli; Jared and daughter-in-law, Lori; and Jeanie and son-in-law, Diego Isureita; and two grandchildren. The Longs are members of the First Baptist Church of Bainbridge where Mr. Long has served as a deacon and on numerous committees.