AL HR11

Commends Mr. Albert McDonald of Madison upon his induction into the Hall of Honor by the Auburn University Agricultural Alumni Association on February 13, 2014.

Recognizes McDonald's significant contributions to agriculture in education and government, including growing up on a family fruit farm and innovating methods for Boll Weevil eradication.

Acknowledges McDonald's success as a cotton farmer who expanded his operation to 2,000 acres and was named Cotton Farming Magazine's National Farmer of the Year in 1972.

Notes McDonald's political service beginning in 1974 with two terms in the Alabama State Senate representing District 5, and his later tenure as Alabama's Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries from 1983 to 1991.

Recognizes McDonald's presidential appointment as State Director of the United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Services Agency and credits him with legislative initiatives that continue to impact Alabama's agricultural economy.