[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 156 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2056]
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                    CONGRATULATING WILLIAM McFARLANE

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 13, 2001

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor William (Bill) 
McFarlane for receiving the 2000 Agriculturist of the Year Award. The 
award is given by the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce to an 
individual who exemplifies leadership and integrity in California's 
Central Valley agricultural business community.
  Bill McFarlane is a native of Fresno. He grew up on a small farm near 
Clovis. In 1948, McFarlane and his father formed a farming partnership 
and expanded their farming operations. His family currently continues 
to operate the farm, which has about 1,000 acres of almonds, oranges, 
and wheat. McFarlane and McFarlane also own a farm in Butte County on 
which rice is the principal crop. Their family farming operations was 
active for 25 years in western Fresno County, producing almonds, 
tomatoes, cotton, garlic, melons, and lettuce.
  Bill is currently a member of the Advisory Committee for the Clovis 
Unified School District's Reagan Educational Center Agriculture 
Department. He also serves on the Friends of Agriculture Extension for 
the University of California Cooperative Extension. He is a past 
chairman of Blue Diamond Growers and a previous president of the 
Central California Almond Growers Association.
  McFarlane is a past recipient of the Special Recognition Award from 
the Fresno County Farm Bureau and the Co-op Farmer of the Year from the 
Agricultural Council of California.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate William McFarlane on his 2000 
Agriculturist of the Year Award. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Mr. McFarlane and wishing him many more years of 
continued success.

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