[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 186 (Wednesday, November 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H9066]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FARMER OF THE YEAR STEVE KELLEY

  (Mr. COMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COMER. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate Mr. Steve 
Kelley of Carlisle County, Kentucky, for being named the 2019 Kentucky 
Farm Bureau Farmer of the Year.
  It is with great pride that I can say this is the fourth year in a 
row that a farmer in Kentucky's First Congressional District has been 
recognized as Kentucky Farmer of the Year.
  After receiving his bachelors and masters degrees in agriculture from 
Murray State University, Steve embarked on a decades-long career 
farming over 2,500 acres in Carlisle County. His solar farm, as well as 
his grain, livestock, and timber operations, sets Steve apart and 
highlights the ambitious future he sees for agriculture in the 
Commonwealth. He believes that it is his purpose to ``leave his 
farmland in better condition than when he received it.''
  I am honored to congratulate the 2019 Kentucky Farmer of the Year, 
Mr. Steve Kelley, and his family on his unwavering work ethic, 
dedication to the Carlisle County Farm Bureau, and outstanding role in 
the agriculture community.

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