[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11599]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING ARKANSAS FARM BUREAU FARM FAMILIES

 Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I would like to recognize six 
Arkansas families who recently were named finalists for the Arkansas 
Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year. Their hard work, dedication, and 
passion have been instrumental not only in the success of their 
individual farms but our State's agriculture industry as a whole, the 
largest industry in Arkansas.
  The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program is the longest running 
program of its kind in the country. Each year a panel of judges selects 
families who demonstrate outstanding efforts in production, 
conservation of energy and resources, and leadership in agricultural 
and family affairs. This year's finalists are John and Mikki Hamilton 
of Searcy, Allen and Melissa Glidewell of St. Joe, the Wildy Family 
Farms in Manila, Brent and Ronda Butler of Siloam Springs, the Fueller 
family of Poplar Grove, Phil and Lesia Hamaker of Junction City, Billy 
and Charlotte Wilchman of Cleveland, and Roy and Carolyn Ham of 
Arkadelphia.
  These eight families farm a wide variety of crops, including cotton, 
corn, soybeans, tomatoes, strawberries, peanuts, rice, poultry, and 
cattle. Growing up on our family farm in Dardanelle, I learned it takes 
the whole family to make a farm successful. I want to thank not only 
these couples but also their children for the sacrifices they have made 
and the importance they place on the agriculture industry in the 
community and State. Congratulations on this well-deserved 
recognition.

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