Wilmer W. (Bill) Bassett, III
Bill began at the University of Georgia with a BS in Agriculture. He was the President & GM of Bassett’s Dairy Farm, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service dairy farms with more than 3200 animals and 2000 acres, for 25 years. He has also been VP & Co-Owner of Bassett Dairy Product, Inc, a wholesale/retail milk distribution company located in north Florida, for the past 25 years. He currently presides as the Senior Loan Officer at Farm Credit of Northwest Florida.
Experience
30 Years in the Dairy & Farming Business
Farm Equipment Maintenance & Repair
Heavy Duty Truck & Trailer Sales & Appraisals
Dairy Production
Row Crop Production
Silage & Hay Production
Current Membership
Florida Farm Bureau Federation (38 year Member)
Past Memberships
Florida Purebred Cattle Breed Association
Holstein Association (past President, Florida Holstein Association)
American Jersey Cattle Association
Brown Swiss Association
American Farm Bureau Dairy Advisory Council (past Member)
Awards
Jefferson County Farm Family of the Year, 1988
Florida Outstanding Young Dairy Farm Couple, Presented by Dairy Farmers, Inc, 1983
Outstanding Young Dairyman, Presented by the University of Georgia, 1980
