[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  A TRIBUTE TO AARON AND ASHLEY REDING

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 20, 2010

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Aaron and Ashley 
Reding of Howardstown, Kentucky as the recipients of the 2010 American 
Farm Bureau Federation's Young Farmers and Ranchers Achievement Award.
  On January 11, 2010, the couple was announced as the winners of the 
Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Achievement Award at the American Farm 
Bureau Federation's 91st annual meeting in Seattle, Washington. The 
Redings had gone on to win this national title after being named the 
Kentucky Farm Bureau's Outstanding Young Farm Family in December of 
2009.
  The award recognizes young farmers and ranchers that have excelled 
with their respective operations and that have demonstrated a sense of 
commitment to promoting the agriculture industry. This honor is a well-
deserved recognition of the rapid growth and financial progress of the 
Reding family's farm as well as a testament to years of hard work and 
dedication.
  The Reding family operates a large-scale row crop operation and this 
year they grew 1,500 acres of both corn and soybeans in addition to 450 
acres of wheat. Aaron bought two farms in the early 2000s and was later 
granted ownership of his family's farm in 2003. Ashley has also 
dedicated her life to agriculture, retiring from teaching to stay home 
and tend to the human resource and technological aspects of the farm, 
as well as to raise their three children.
  The Redings have assumed a leadership role within their community, 
promoting not just their farm but the agriculture industry as a whole. 
They regularly host school tours and county leadership groups and often 
work with chemical and seed companies in conducting research. Aaron and 
Ashley have even combined forces with their local press to draft an 
informative story about GPS and farming.
  Among other organizations, both Aaron and Ashley are members of the 
American Soybean Association. Aaron is president of the Kentucky 
Soybean Association, a member of the county extension council and is a 
regional officer for the State Young Farmer Association. He is also 
currently the vice president and chairman of the policy development 
committee while Ashley is an active member on the women's committee.
  I want to thank Aaron and Ashley, along with their children, for 
serving as a role model for all Kentucky families, especially those 
within the rapidly changing farming industry. I hope their success 
continues for many years to come.

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