[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 406-407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  COMMENDING BILL CAMERON FOR BEING NAMED THE SOUTHEAST FARMER OF THE 
                                  YEAR

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                            HON. ROBIN HAYES

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 17, 2008

  Mr. HAYES. Madam Speaker, today I rise to congratulate a friend and 
hardworking farmer who has received one of the most distinguished 
awards a farmer can receive in the Nation. Bill Cameron, a Hoke County 
citizen, won the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farm of the 
Year for 2007, and I couldn't be more proud of him for this well-
deserved accomplishment.
  Bill Cameron is a native of Hoke County. He coached the high school 
football team for 11 years and then decided to focus on farming full 
time and invest his life in the agriculture industry.
  Bill started his farming operation with 82 acres, and it has grown to 
almost 900 acres today. He is well diversified with swine, cattle, and 
row crops. His livestock operations include Santa Gertrudis cows, bulls 
used to raise seed stock, feeder steers, and a large breeder gilt 
grower operation. On the crop side, Cameron grows hundreds of acres of 
corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, rye, and hay.
  During the Southeastern competition, Cameron was selected among ten 
state finalists in the Southeastern states including Alabama,

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Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, 
South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
  Folks, this is quite an achievement to be selected from such a 
competitive group of farmers, and I am very happy for Bill. I know that 
there was a tremendous amount of hard work and sacrifice that went into 
his operation and making it such an efficient and successful operation.
  Anyone who knows Hoke County understands that agriculture is at the 
heart of the community. Bill Cameron has gone above and beyond the call 
of duty to help create and sustain a strong agriculture community, and 
as a citizen of North Carolina, I join many in sincerely thanking him.
  Not only has Bill Cameron built a first class farming operation, but 
he has worked tirelessly to help increase the quality of life for Hoke 
County and the 8th District as a whole. Bill is a former Hoke County 
Commissioner, and his determination to help build and create a better 
community and a better North Carolina is inspiring.
  I would also like to acknowledge Bill's family that has been there 
backing him in his efforts and successes. I am sure Bill's wife, 
Rhenda, and his two children, Candace and Bill, are as proud as I am of 
his many accomplishments and his dedication to his profession.

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