Florida 4-H Hall of Fame

Earl Byrd

With 76 years of involvement in the 4-H program Earl Byrd has made many contributions to 4-H. He helped many 4-Hers attend Florida 4-H Congress and other state and national events. He started his 4-H work at age 12 raising chickens. Later he became a potato farmer and county commissioner in St. Johns County. He has honored outstanding boys and girls in 4-H with a plaque, and he has often fought for 4-H in the county and was instrumental in increasing funding that is still in place today. Byrd said, “I never thought of what I did in terms of how often I did them. I just did what I thought was needed to be done to help 4-H.”