[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING LYNETTA GRINER--2018 FLORIDA FARMER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. NEAL P. DUNN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2018

  Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an outstanding member of 
the Second Congressional District of Florida, Ms. Lynetta Griner. Ms. 
Griner was recently named the 2018 Florida Farmer of the Year. This 
designation makes her a finalist for the Southeast Regional Farmer of 
the Year Award.
  Ms. Griner owns and operates Usher Land and Timber Inc. in Levy 
County, specializing in timber and cattle production. In 2013, she was 
named Florida's Woman of the Year in Agriculture and she was the first 
female president of the Florida Forestry Association.
  Ms. Griner also served on the Suwannee River Management District's 
governing board for 14 years and with her family, she has raised more 
than $1 million for the Children's Miracle Network at the University of 
Florida Health Shands Children's Hospital.
  In 2017, she was one of 15 farmers and ranchers from across the 
country to participate in an agriculture roundtable hosted by President 
Trump at the White House. Lynetta is a champion for Florida 
agriculture, and has dedicated her life to giving back to her 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Ms. Lynetta Griner, 
Florida's 2018 Farmer of the Year, and thanking her for her years of 
service to Florida.

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