[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 90 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FORT KEOGH LIVESTOCK LAB

 Mr. TESTER. Madam President, I rise today to honor the 
longstanding work of the Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research 
Laboratory.
  Today, Montana's very own Fort Keogh Livestock Range and Research 
Laboratory is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Since 1924, Fort Keogh 
has done critically important and cutting-edge research on a wide range 
of agricultural areas from beef and cattle to soil and drought, truly 
making this facility a leader in agriculture across the West. The work 
being done at Fort Keogh benefits not only our State's family farmers 
and ranchers, but all of our Nation's rural communities.
  As a third-generation Montana farmer, I have seen firsthand the 
importance of their agricultural research to Montana's producers, and I 
can say with confidence that the hard work of the folks at Fort Keogh 
plays a key role in keeping agriculture the No. 1 industry in Montana. 
Every dollar that is invested in this critical research is returned to 
the community, and it is research that is done at this facility that 
informs policy decisions like those we make here.
  I am proud to have consistently fought for funding for this facility, 
and I appreciate all of the people at Fort Keogh that have kept this 
facility alive for 100 years.
  So thank you to all the folks that have played a role in the Fort 
Keogh Livestock Lab, and congratulations. I look forward to the next 
100.

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