[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 107 (Wednesday, July 31, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S7739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOHN NOWAK

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Mr. John 
Nowak of Fairview, KY. Mr. Nowak, who operates a farm outside of 
Hopkinsville, KY, has recently garnered national praise for his 
innovative and effective farming techniques.
  Hay samples produced by Mr. Nowak earned the Best Pure Alfalfa, Best 
Alalfa with Grass and Best of Show awards during the American Forage 
and Grassland Council held in Minneapolis earlier this month. These hay 
samples underwent a rigorous laboratory analysis for relative feed 
value, protein fiber and mineral content as a part of the criterion.
  As every farmer in Kentucky knows first hand, the high level of 
humidity combined with irregular rainfall and nighttime dew can create 
a very taxing and unfriendly farming environment. Oftentimes, these 
factors result in an unproductive and unprofitable season, but this has 
not been the case for Mr. Nowak. Mr. Nowak, through hard work and 
inventive thinking, has been able to successfully overcome these 
unpredictable and intrusive obstacles. He has truly become a pioneer 
for commercial hay production in Kentucky and the entire United States.
  John Nowak's practices have also been noticed by such noted 
agriculturists as Dr. Garry Lacefield, a University of Kentucky 
extension forage specialist at Princeton's Agriculture Research and 
Education Center. He is one of Nowak's most adamant supporters. Dr. 
Lacefield plans on working closely with Mr. Nowak in the future to 
further improve the sellability and commercial marketing of hay.
  In a capitalistic society such as the one we have in the United 
States of America, innovation and ingenuity play such vital and 
important roles in our economic success. I applaud Mr. Nowak's 
entrepreneurial spirit and urge him to continue to find better and more 
improved ways of production.

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