[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 112 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JOHN M. QUEEN III

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                           HON. MARK MEADOWS

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 12, 2016

  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize John M. Queen III 
of Haywood County, North Carolina. On behalf of the people of Western 
North Carolina, I would like to thank Mr. Queen for his service to 
farmers in Haywood County and congratulate him on his induction into 
the Western North Carolina Agriculture Hall of Fame.
  A fourth-generation cattle producer from Haywood County and owner of 
John Queen Farms, Mr. Queen's background includes experience in nearly 
every aspect of beef cattle management. He has been a strong promoter 
of his industry and has been president of both the North Carolina and 
National Cattlemen's Associations. As national president, he traveled 
throughout the country working with cattlemen to improve farm practices 
and worked in Washington, D.C. to advocate for the industry in Congress 
and at the White House.
  Always a leader in the cattle market, Mr. Queen established the 
Southeast Livestock Exchange (SELEX), which holds auctions for 
producers across Georgia and the Carolinas and has become a major asset 
to the regional cattle industry. More recently, Mr. Queen has been 
instrumental in the success of the weekly market at the Western North 
Carolina Regional Livestock Center in Canton, N.C. Under his 
management, from its opening in 2011 through 2015, the market has sold 
over 82,000 head of livestock for more than $72 million and has had an 
economic impact of $110 million on the region.
  Mr. Queen has served as a Haywood County Commissioner and director of 
the Haywood County Cattlemen's Association, and has been involved in 
the N.C. Farm Bureau, Southern Appalachian Highland Conservancy, and 
N.C. Beef Board. He has been recognized as a River Friendly Farmer and 
for his outstanding leadership in business in Haywood County. Mr. Queen 
remains an avid supporter of the regional FFA and 4-H programs, 
starting an FFA Heifer Chain and supporting the Junior Dairy Show.
  John M. Queen III has had a substantial influence on the livestock 
industry not only in Western North Carolina but throughout our state 
and nation. He deserves our highest recognition and I am honored to 
express the sincere congratulations and best wishes of the people of 
North Carolina on his induction into the Western North Carolina 
Agriculture Hall of Fame.

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