[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24410]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2008

  Mr. KINGSTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize five students 
in my district that have received national honors from Future Farmers 
of America. These young people--Ryan Highsmith, Jordan Culpepper, 
Nicholas Worley, Jacob Schindler, and Courtney Curlin--have surpassed 
many other students to earn top honors for their work in local Future 
Farmers of America. All of these students excelled though challenging 
assessments at State and National level against their peers before 
being awarded these top accolades.
  Ryan Highsmith of Lake Park, Georgia, won first place in the nation 
for Specialty Animal Production for his four year work with honey bee 
cultivation.
  Jordan Culpepper of Lake Park, Georgia, won second place in the 
nation for Diversified Agriculture Production. Jordon dutifully worked 
with both livestock and crop production in a wide range of operations 
for over 5 years.
  Nicholas Worley of Valdosta, Georgia, was named National Agriscience 
Student of the Year. Using clean wood chips and leftover biomass from 
Georgia forests, Nicholas found that a large amount of ethanol can be 
produced from these two sources.
  Jacob Schindler of Valdosta, Georgia, won second place in the Junior 
Individual Botany Division. Jacob's project involved research on the 
effects of inert gases on kudzu. Jacob researched the uses of gases on 
kudzu, which enabled him to eradicate several large infestations of 
kudzu in the Valdosta area.
  Courtney Curlin of Valdosta, Georgia won third place in the senior 
individual Engineering Division. Courtney designed a filter using urea, 
which was able to filter out over fifty percent of particulate 
emissions from a tractor exhaust.
  Agriculture plays an important role in the Georgia economy and it is 
wonderful to see our young people taking an interest in developing our 
resources. Their projects not only show their innovative thinking, but 
also prove that this generation recognizes the need to get involved. I 
am proud to recognize these five students today and wish them the best 
of luck in their future endeavors.

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