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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 268 Commending Patricia and Chris Haskins.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2018 Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Patricia and Chris Haskins of Chatham were named as the runners-up for the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award in January 2017; and

WHEREAS, the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award recognizes young farmers for their success in production agriculture and their leadership both in the farming profession and in their communities; Patricia and Chris Haskins were selected from among the top farmers in the nation; and

WHEREAS, Patricia Haskins is a former chair of the Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee and is a veterinarian who works at a local small animal clinic and with cattle on the farm; Chris Haskins is a fourth-generation farmer who manages a cow-calf operation and grows burley, flue-cured, and experimental biofuel tobacco; and

WHEREAS, Patricia and Chris Haskins are members of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Committee and the Pittsylvania County Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee; and

WHEREAS, as runners-up for the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award, Patricia and Chris Haskins received a $3,000 prize, a Case IH tractor, and equipment from Stihl, Inc.; and

WHEREAS, Patricia and Chris Haskins ably represented the professionalism, knowledge, and work ethic of all Virginia farmers on the national stage; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Patricia and Chris Haskins on being named as runners-up for the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Patricia and Chris Haskins as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for their achievements and best wishes for the future.