[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO THE ALLEN FAMILY

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the 
achievements of Jeremy and Magen Allen who have been recognized as the 
2023 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. This award reflects the 
dedication of the Allen family to farming and its contribution to the 
top industry in Arkansas.
  As owners of JA Farms, Jeremy and Magen care for a 300-head of cow-
calf herd and run their own hay operation. In addition to their farm, 
they oversee a diverse enterprise that includes JA Farms Feeds, a 
custom livestock feed business, and JA Farms Trucking, which 
facilitates transportation of their products. The Allen family's 
presence in Hot Springs County has proven vital to the community. Just 
one example of this was, when the sole Bismarck hardware store closed 
last year, the Allen family was quick to action, further expanding 
their enterprise to include JA Farms Feed & Mercantile, a retail 
storefront, in order to incorporate supplies and necessities utilized 
by farm families and others in the community. Since 1947, the Arkansas 
Farm Bureau's Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program recognizes 
outstanding farm families throughout the State for their contributions 
to the industry and their communities.
  I am proud of the Allen family's embodiment of this mission. Jeremy 
and Magen are driven and hard-working, and this recognition is the 
fruit bore of that effort. As Arkansas Farm Family of the Year, JA 
Farms will be competing with nine other State winners to vieuie for the 
Sunbelt Age Expo Farmer of the Year Program in Moultrie, GA, where I 
and their fellow Arkansans will be wishing them the best of luck.
  Congratulations to Jeremy, Magen, and their children Lane, Brody, 
Evelyn, and Eli for their outstanding accomplishments in agricuture. I 
wish them continued success in the future of their operation.

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