[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2457-H2458]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING THE SIRMON FAMILY

  (Mr. CARL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CARL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Sirmon family 
of Baldwin County, Alabama, on their family farm being awarded the 2024 
Alabama Farm of Distinction.
  Sirmon Farms is owned by Joel and Patti Sirmon. Joel's mother, 
Shirley, who bakes great cookies, and her brother, James, also help run 
the fifth-generation family-owned farm.
  At Sirmon Farms, they grow cotton, peanuts, corn, and sweet potatoes 
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over 4,500 acres in the Belforest community. They will go on to 
represent Alabama during the Sunbelt Agriculture Expo in the 
Southeastern Farmers of the Year contest this fall.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the Sirmon family and their family farm. 
I am thankful for the impact they have made on our State, and I am 
proud to be their Representative.

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