[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 36 (Friday, March 25, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 25, 1994]
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     BRUCE J. BRUMFIELD ELECTED PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL

 Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to inform the Senate that a very distinguished agricultural 
leader from Mississippi has been selected to be the 43d president of 
the National Cotton Council. Bruce J. Brumfield of Inverness, MS, was 
elected to this position by the National Cotton Council's board of 
directors during their annual meeting. This organization represents all 
of the major segments of the U.S. cotton industry, which includes 
producers, ginners, warehousemen, merchants, crushers, cooperatives, 
and manufacturers.
  Prior to his election, Bruce was serving as chairman of the National 
Cotton Council's Farm Program and Economic Policy Program Committee. He 
has also served as chairman of the organization's Technical Committee 
and Producer Steering Committee.
  A longtime cotton producer, Bruce is a partner in Brumfield 
Plantation and FTB Farms. While his farming operation deals primarily 
in cotton production, he also produces soybeans, catfish, and wheat.
  Bruce is a past president of Delta Council, having served from 1981 
to 1982. The following year, he served as chairman of the Delta Council 
Executive Committee, comprised of all the past presidents of Delta 
Council. He currently serves as vice-chairman of the Delta Council Farm 
Policy Committee.
  In addition, he is past president of the Mississippi Cattlemen's 
Association and serves on the boards of directors of Staplcotn; 
People's Bank of Indianola; Delta Pride Catfish and Delta Western, Inc. 
of Indianola; Delta Industries in Jackson; Mississippi Chemical Corp. 
in Yazoo City; and Bell, Inc. of Inverness. He is also vice-president 
and a board member of Duncan Gin, Inc. in Inverness.
  A graduate of Mississippi State University, he received a bachelor of 
science degree in animal science. He and his wife, the former Margaret 
Harris Swayze, have four sons: Bruce, Jr., Harris, Frank, and Hardy. 
They have two grandsons, Parker and Swayze, and two granddaughters, 
Meredith and Alexandria.
  As we address the numerous challenges for U.S. agriculture and 
prepare for the 1995 Farm Bill, it is very reassuring that someone of 
Bruce's outstanding abilities and talents will be providing leadership 
for the National Cotton Council.

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