Prior to the Cartersville Farmers Market's 2026 season, Cathy Raines, top right, and her son, BJ, won Bartow's 2025 Farm Family of the Year award. Also pictured are BJ's wife, Cayla Raines, and their two children: Paisley, 5, and Dutton, 3. Possum Trot Farm's Cathy Raines speaks with a shopper at the Cartersville Farmers Market. This is the sixth year Cathy Raines and her son, BJ — owners of Possum Trot Farm — are serving as vendors at the Cartersville Farmers Market. Possum Trot Farm's Cathy Raines sells freezer beef at the Cartersville Farmers Market. BJ Raines talks about Possum Trot Farm's third-generation farming operation. “Continuing a legacy that has spanned generations,” the owners of Possum Trot Farm are the latest recipients of Bartow County’s Farm Family of the Year award. Cathy Raines, and her son, BJ — who currently are fixtures at the Cartersville Farmers Market — were named the 2025 Farm Family of the Year. “The Raines family is the first time we have had a third-generation farm nominated for the award,” Bartow County Extension Coordinator Paul Pugliese said. “Even more impressive, is that each generation of the Raines family has now received this award.” Bill Raines became the Farm Family of the Year award’s first recipient in 1962. Then 21 years later, his son, Jim Raines, who is Cathy’s late husband, won the accolade in 1983. Presented at the Olin Tatum Agricultural Building in Cartersville this spring, the 2026 Farm Family Banquet was sponsored by…
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