[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


RECOGNIZING THE SWINNEY FAMILY AS BENTON COUNTY FARM FAMILY OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. JOHN BOOZMAN

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 2010

  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Swinney 
family, for the honor and recognition of being named the Benton County 
Family Farm of the Year.
  For more than 60 years the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program 
has honored farm families all across the state for their outstanding 
work both on their farms and in their communities. Recognition from the 
program is a reflection of the contribution to agriculture at the 
community and state level and its implications for improved farm 
practices and management.
  Kent Swinney, with the help of his wife Carol and their three 
children Troy, Dwayne and Brandon, run a soybean, green bean, cattle, 
and Bermuda hay farm in Gentry, Arkansas.
  Mr. Swinney has devoted his life to farming, spending his childhood 
on the farm with his father and grandfather and I am pleased to see he 
is passing along his passion to future generations of Arkansas farmers.
  Arkansas is proud of the Swinney family for their commitment to 
farming and their commitment to farming as a family. This honor 
reflects the family's dedication to farming and the importance of 
farming as Arkansas's number one industry. I wish them continued 
success in their future endeavors and look forward to the contributions 
they will offer in the future of Arkansas agriculture.

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