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AL HR44
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/14/2017
Primary Sponsor
Berry Forte
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AI Summary
- Recognizes Russell and Jewel Bean of Eufaula, Alabama, for receiving the National Lloyd Wright Small Farmer of the Year Award for 2016
- Honors the Beans' operation of S and B Farm since 2008, managing 88 acres with livestock on 20 acres and plasticulture operations on additional land
- Commends their diverse agricultural enterprises including raising goats, pigs, chickens, cows, ducks, and rabbits; growing vegetables and fruits including collards, turnips, kale, broccoli, peppers, melons, strawberries, and pineapples
- Acknowledges their participation in workshops, partnerships with land grant universities (Tuskegee University, Alabama A and M University, Auburn University), and use of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to improve water quality, soil health, and erosion control
- Recognizes their role in mentoring small and beginning farmers through training seminars and their recent selection as Alabama 2017 Small Farmers of the Year
Legislative Description
Bean, Russell and Jewel, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
2/14/2017
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