[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING DAVID WILDY, WINNER OF THE 2016 SWISHER SWEETS/SUNBELT EXPO 
                 SOUTHEASTERN FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                           HON. AUSTIN SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 29, 2016

  Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Representative Crawford and 
I would like to recognize Mr. David Wildy of Manila, Arkansas for being 
selected as the 2016 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of 
the Year. Receiving the award over nine other state finalists, Mr. 
Wildy was honored at the Willie B. Withers Luncheon on October 18, 
2016, the opening day of the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia.
  Upon graduating from the University of Arkansas in 1975, Mr. Wildy 
became the fifth-generation Wildy to take over the family's century old 
farm, where he oversees the farm's cotton, corn, soybean, wheat, peanut 
and potato production. Throughout his career, Mr. Wildy has found 
success not only in developing his family farm but also in 
strengthening agriculture in his home state of Arkansas. In farming 
communities across the Southeast, Mr. Wildy is known as a generous man 
who shares his farm's resources with agricultural scientists and 
researchers from private industries, public universities, and the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture.
  Mr. Wildy has also achieved distinction as a hard-working public 
servant and philanthropist in his community. He has served as President 
of the Mississippi County Farm Bureau, member of the USDA-Farm Service 
Agency in Mississippi County, member of the University of Arkansas 
Agriculture Development Council, member of the Arkansas Northeastern 
College Foundation Board of Governors, board member of the St. Francis 
Levee District of Arkansas, and board member of the Arkansas Certified 
Crop Advisor. Mr. Wildy has also championed education in his community, 
providing scholarships to local high school graduates and giving books 
to elementary school students.
  Through his actions, service, and devotion to his farm and his 
community, Mr. Wildy has demonstrated profound leadership and 
dedication to the agriculture industry. On behalf of the House 
Agriculture Committee, we would like to thank David Wildy for his 
service and congratulate him on the honor of being the 2016 Swisher 
Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.

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