[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE MID AMERICA CROPLIFE ASSOCIATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. PETER J. ROSKAM

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 19, 2009

  Mr. ROSKAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Mid America 
CropLife Association (MACA) on its recent 50th Anniversary. Founded in 
1958 by Herbert Woodbury, Porter Wiliams, Robert Yapp, Harold Howard, 
Doug Nelson, Wally Smith, and G. E. Zackert, MACA has represented the 
agricultural chemical companies of the Midwest whose products help feed 
the world.
  From humble beginnings MACA has led the industry for 5 decades in 
growing membership, developing industry safety guidelines, and 
educating our youth on the processes that feed the world.
  Madam Speaker, since its creation, MACA has incorporated membership 
from basic manufacturers, distributors, formulators, and allied 
industry representatives. Having input from such a broad membership, 
MACA has been an industry leader in creating guidelines for agriculture 
safety and the crop protection industry. MACA's dedication is so 
apparent they have developed member guidelines and standards above and 
beyond those required by the Environmental Protection Agency and 
Department of Transportation.
  In addition to their industry development, MACA has reached out to 
our local communities by speaking at local elementary schools to 
educate children on the process of agriculture from the farm to our 
table. In my community MACA participants reached out to the 4th and 5th 
grade classes at Central Elementary in Des Plaines. Since the inception 
of the MACA's CropLife Ambassador Network, over 25,000 students have 
been provided scientifically based information regarding the safety and 
value of American agricultural food production.
  From its modest start to its present day roster of members on the 
Fortune 500, MACA has been a voice for agriculture and the agricultural 
chemical professionals who serve those who feed the world. I 
congratulate MACA on this achievement and wish them another successful 
fifty years.

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