5th District County Supervisor Duane Chamberlain is 'Agriculturalist of the Year'

From YoloFarmBureau.org:

Yolo County farmer Duane Chamberlain of Chamberlain Farms has been chosen by the Yolo County Farm Bureau to receive this year’s 2011 Agriculturalist of the Year Award.

Duane’s father was born and raised in Madrid, Nebraska and his mother was raised in New Jersey. His parents met in Los Angeles in the 1930’s. Duane has one sister, Marilyn Boring. He was born in the Venice area of Los Angeles and raised in Orange County. Duane joined the 4-H program when he was in the sixth grade. His fi rst 4-H project was raising fourteen ducks. The following year he raised a milking goat, and then he was hooked. When he was in the 8th grade he won the round robin showmanship contest with his steer and won a prized registered Chester White bred gilt pig.

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