[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17529]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  THANKING KEITH OLSEN ON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE NEBRASKA 
                              FARM BUREAU

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                             HON. LEE TERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2011

  Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank Keith Olsen 
for the contributions he has made to both Nebraskan and American 
agriculture during his tenure with the Nebraska Farm Bureau.
  Keith, born in Imperial, Nebraska, started his ag work back in high 
school--getting active with the Future Farmers of America. Now, decades 
later, he is well-known by his fellow ag producers for serving the 
Nebraskan ag community with a spirit and verve second to none, and his 
career shows this.
  Since 1992, Keith has served on the Nebraska Farm Bureau Board of 
Directors. In 1997, he was elected as the first Vice President of the 
Nebraska Farm Bureau Board. Five years later, in 2002, he became the 
Board's President. In 2004, Keith was elected to the American Farm 
Bureau Federation Board of Directors.
  Keith understands that Nebraska--in very many ways--is agriculture, 
and for decades now, he has worked tirelessly to advance Nebraska ag 
producers, protect them from burdensome regulations and to open new 
markets for their products. Keith's resolve and commitment to Nebraska 
and its ag industry are second to none.
  Next month, Keith will retire from the Nebraska Farm Bureau. I wish 
him and Doris all the luck in the world with the next chapter of their 
lives. While his presence will be missed in the Nebraska ag community, 
it comforts me knowing that their love for agriculture and the Nebraska 
way of life will never fade.

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