The Forest Resources Association (FRA), in partnership with John Deere, honored Fulton resident Ricky Summerford of Summerford Enterprises Inc. as the 2026 Southcentral Region Outstanding Logger Award winner. Summerford's family, pictured L to R: Katelyn Hamm (daughter), Sheila Summerford, Ricky Summerford and son-in-law Bryson Hamm and their son, Foyster.
The Forest Resources Association (FRA), in partnership with John Deere, honored Fulton resident Ricky Summerford of Summerford Enterprises Inc. as the 2026 Southcentral Region Outstanding Logger Award winner. Summerford's family, pictured L to R: Katelyn Hamm (daughter), Sheila Summerford, Ricky Summerford and son-in-law Bryson Hamm and their son, Foyster.
AUBURN – The Forest Resources Association (FRA), in partnership with John Deere, honored Fulton resident Ricky Summerford of Summerford Enterprises Inc. as the 2026 Southcentral Region Outstanding Logger Award winner. The honor was presented during FRA’s Southwide Region Spring Meeting held at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center in Auburn, Alabama. Summerford was nominated by the Mississippi Forestry Association.
Clay Altizer, FRA’s Southwide Region Manager, introduced Berry Johnson of John Deere and welcomed him to the podium. Johnson shared why John Deere is proud to sponsor the Outstanding Logger Award and noted that the Summerford family exemplifies the kind of logging operation the award was created to recognize.
