[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 139 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING EARL AND DIANE HORNING'S INDUCTION INTO THE MICHIGAN FARMER 
                              HALL OF FAME

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 9, 2024

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate Earl and Diane 
Horning, residents of Manchester, Michigan, on the occasion of their 
induction into the Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame. Their hard work and 
dedication to their farm and their community over the last sixty years 
are worthy of commendation.
  Horning Farms was founded in 1877 by German immigrants Gottlieb and 
Barbara Hornung. At that time, the primary purpose of the farm was to 
provide food for the family. The Hornung family, anglicized to 
``Horning'' family, later made the decision to focus on dairy farming.
  After attending Michigan State University, Earl Horning returned to 
Manchester to become the 4th generation to manage the family farm. Earl 
and Diane were married in 1964, and the last six decades has seen a 
massive expansion in the farm's dairy production. The farm's initial 
sixty cows in 1963 has grown to over four hundred cows, replacement 
heifers, and one hundred dairy beef. The Hornings additionally farm an 
impressive one thousand acres for feed and crops.
  Earl and Diane have been involved in all things dairy since soon 
after they took over management of the farm. Earl served on the 
Michigan Milk Producers Advisory Committee as well as its board. He has 
also served as the Chairman of United Dairy Industry of Michigan, as 
well as the National Director for Dairy Management, Inc. Diane has been 
active in county, state, and national Farm Bureaus. She has spent time 
on the Farm Bureau's State Policy Development, Promotion and Education, 
and Washington Legislative Committees. Recently, she served as Director 
of the Michigan Farm Bureau Board and delegate to the American Farm 
Bureau Federation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in celebrating the 
Horning's well-deserved induction into the Michigan Farmer Hall of 
Fame. With the 5th and 6th generations of Hornings now hard at work, it 
is safe to conclude that Earl and Diane's legacy will be living on well 
into the future. I thank them for their hard work, and congratulate 
them on this momentous achievement.

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