[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E957]
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             CONGRATULATING BLAKE HURST UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 13, 2020

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speaker I rise today to recognize my friend 
and fellow Missourian, Blake Hurst who will be retiring as president of 
the Missouri Farm Bureau later this year.
  Blake raises corn, soybeans and flowers with his family and as a 
farmer himself, knows firsthand the challenges Missouri farmers face, 
like devastating floods and changing trade tides. Because of this 
personal knowledge, Blake has been able to dutifully serve Missouri 
farmers and ranchers in this post for a decade, and in several other 
positions at the Missouri Farm Bureau since the 1980's.
  With two-thirds of Missouri covered in farmland, we are home to a 
longstanding agricultural tradition that is alive and well today. I am 
extremely grateful that he has spent the last ten years as one of the 
lead advocates, supporters and resources for our state's ag industry, 
both in Missouri and on a national level. The Missouri Farm Bureau is 
the oldest in the nation and we have been incredibly fortunate to have 
Blake at the helm for the last ten years.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of myself and my fellow Missouri farmers, I 
thank him for his service and wish him all the best on his future 
endeavors.

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