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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1025 Offered February 18, 2019 Commending Amy G. Fannon. ---------- Patrons-- Kilgore; Senator: Carrico ----------

WHEREAS, Amy G. Fannon, a Lee County farmer and Virginia Cooperative Extension agent, was named first runner-up for the Excellence in Agriculture Award at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s centennial convention held January 11 - 16, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Amy Fannon was recognized for her involvement in agriculture, leadership ability, and participation with Farm Bureau and other organizations; and

WHEREAS, Amy Fannon is a Virginia Cooperative Extension unit coordinator and agriculture and natural resources agent in Lee County; much of her work as an extension agent helps farmers with limited resources find practical solutions to imperfect situations so they can keep operating; and

WHEREAS, Amy Fannon earned a degree in crop and soil environmental sciences from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; she and her sister are the fourth generation to help run her family’s farm near Pennington Gap, where they raise pumpkins, corn, and alfalfa hay; and

WHEREAS, Amy Fannon is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the National Association of County Agriculture Agents, the Virginia Association of Agriculture Extension Agents, the Virginia Extension Service Association, the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, the Virginia Forage and Grasslands Council, and the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Amy G. Fannon, a Lee County farmer and Virginia Cooperative Extension agent, for being named first runner-up for the Excellence in Agriculture Award at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s centennial convention; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Amy G. Fannon as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her achievements in agriculture.