[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 22 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING JOE CULBERTSON

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                          HON. YVETTE HERRELL

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, February 5, 2021

  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, today I rise to acknowledge this year's 
winner of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association's Ayudando Siempre 
Alli award, Joe Culbertson. Joe is a veteran of the United States Army 
and a great New Mexican who has worked tirelessly to better his 
community his entire life.
  No stranger to representing the community around him, Joe has served 
as President and Vice President of the Northeastern New Mexico 
Livestock Association where he fought on behalf of the livestock 
industry. Additionally, he has served on the State Advisory Land 
Committee, the New Mexico Cattle Growers Water Committee, the Natural 
Resource Committee, and the county predator control board. 
Additionally, Joe has been a county representative on the Eastern 
Plains Council of Government, where he fought for rural issues.
  Joe's service to his community spans over four decades. He helped 
start the local fire department in Rosebud in 1980 and has served both 
on the board of directors and as Assistant Fire Chief. He even helps on 
the ground as an EMT-basic and ambulance driver.
  Currently serving as president of W.O. Culbertson & Sons, Inc., a 
family ranching business with roots dating back all the way to 1915, 
Joe knows the importance and impact that agriculture has on the 
community. He is an avid supporter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) 
so future generations can continue to contribute to their communities.
  For his clear display of an attitude of service before self, I 
congratulate Joe on earning this well-deserved award.

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