MS HR162

Commends William "Bill" Spain of Booneville, Mississippi for being selected as the 2012 Mississippi winner of the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year Award

Spain operates approximately 3,900 acres as part of a larger 6,400-acre family farming business in northeast Mississippi, growing soybeans, cotton, and wheat over his 37-year farming career

Serves on multiple agricultural boards including the Farm Service Agency County Committee in Prentiss County, the Ag Advisory Board for the local Extension office, and a Producer Advisory Committee for Mississippi State University

Active in community organizations including the Soil and Water Conservation District, a local bank board, and Gaston Baptist Church

Directs that copies of the resolution be furnished to William "Bill" Spain and the Capitol Press Corps