[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 146 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ERIC LARSON ON THE EVENT OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE SAN DIEGO 
                           COUNTY FARM BUREAU

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                            HON. MIKE LEVIN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 12, 2019

  Mr. LEVIN of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Eric 
Larson on the event of his retirement as Executive Director of the San 
Diego County Farm Bureau.
  Eric has spent his career dedicated to the agricultural industry in 
San Diego County. During his forty-eight-year career, he worked in cut 
flower and nursery crop production, was the General Manager of the 
California Floriculture Growers Association and served as a board 
member of the Living Plant Growers Association, the San Diego County 
Farm Bureau, and the San Diego County Flower & Plant Association.
  In 1996, Eric became Executive Director of the San Diego County Farm 
Bureau, where he helped the Bureau launch San Diego Grown magazine, 
establish the San Diego Farm & Nursery Expo, and advocated for the 
needs of local farmers. During Eric's tenure as Executive Director, the 
San Diego County Farm Bureau was selected as ``County of the Year'' 
three times by the California Farm Bureau.
  The San Diego County Farm Bureau would not be the organization it is 
today without the hard work and dedication of Eric Larson. I thank Eric 
for his dedication to the farmers of San Diego County and congratulate 
him on his retirement.

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