[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     FOUNDING OF VALMONT IRRIGATION

  (Mr. TERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, 50 years ago a visionary named Robert B. 
Daugherty introduced the world to an extraordinary product, one that 
would fundamentally change how the world grows its food. Mr. Daugherty 
went on to found Valmont Industries, maker of the center irrigation 
pivot. This technology has revolutionized agricultural productivity 
while helping to protect our vital water resources.
  Today, Valmont is the world's leader in mechanized irrigation. I am 
proud that this company and its primary manufacturing facilities are 
located in Valley, Nebraska, within the Second Congressional District. 
But Valmont's contributions to agriculture go far beyond Nebraska's 
borders.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Mogens Bay, the chairman and CEO for Valmont; 
as well as Terry McClain, senior vice president; and CFO, Bob Meaney, 
senior vice president; and Tom Spears, president of the irrigation 
division, for their dedication and leadership of a global corporate 
company. And, of course, I offer my best wishes and heartiest 
congratulations to the man who started it all, Bob Daugherty.

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