[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF DIXIE GREEN BEING NAMED THE 2019 ALABAMA FARM OF 
                              DISTINCTION

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2019

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize Dixie Green, Inc. of Cherokee County for being named 
Alabama's Farm of Distinction.
  The honor was awarded in Birmingham, Alabama in April. The owners of 
Dixie Green, Hank and Shelia Richardson, will represent Alabama in the 
Southeastern Farmer of the Year contest.
  Dixie Green is a greenhouse business known for poinsettias and other 
plants. The family business has almost 12 acres of heated greenhouse 
space and eight acres of outside plant pads. They provide poinsettias 
for places like Opryland and Disney World.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing the Richardson Family 
and Dixie Green on this honor.

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