[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17337]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING GARETT LONG AND JESSICA CHIARTAS

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, last week I had the honor of meeting with 
Garett Long and Jessica Chiartas, two very bright graduate students 
from UC Davis in northern California who were invited to D.C. to 
present their work on soil science.
  Their research in the area of soils and biogeochemistry focuses on 
understanding the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of our 
soils, as well as the processes of mass and energy flows that control 
our agricultural and natural ecosystem functions.
  Now, the average layman might not find that too exciting, but it is 
exciting for agriculture to advance these technologies and get more and 
better production and quality of crops out of our lands.
  In particular, one area of research highlighted was their work in the 
wine growing region and the data and research collected on how soil 
impacts our vineyards and the wine that is enjoyed by people all across 
the world. That is something people can relate to with California wine.
  I have no doubt that their work will improve our agricultural 
industry for the better. I thank them for stopping by and sharing more 
about the work they are doing as well as their colleagues at UC Davis, 
and also congratulate the pair on their recent recognition.

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