[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO EARL HAFNER

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 8, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Earl Hafner. He was honored by Practical Farmers of Iowa 
with the 2018 Sustainable Agriculture Achievement Award at their annual 
conference in January.
  This award is granted annually to someone who has shown dedication to 
sustainable agriculture, helped by sharing their knowledge and work 
toward making communities, farms, and food healthy and diverse. Earl 
farms with his son at Early Morning Harvest and Hafner, Inc. It is a 
2000 acre diversified farm that includes certified organic row crops 
and grass-fed cattle and hogs. They also raise tilapia in an aquaponics 
greenhouse.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate Earl Hafner for this award 
and for working diligently in the Third Congressional district to make 
his community a better place to live and work. I am proud to represent 
him in the United States Congress and I ask that my colleagues join me 
in congratulating Earl and in wishing him nothing but continued 
success.

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