Bill Text: VA HR117 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending W. P. Johnson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-04-04 - Introduced bill reprinted 14105016D [HR117 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HR117-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, W. P. Johnson of Bedford County won the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award in 2013; and WHEREAS, the Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award recognizes individuals for their involvement in agriculture, leadership skills, and contributions to the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation (VFBF) and other causes; and WHEREAS, an industrious worker, W. P. Johnson and his father manage a 600-acre farm, which produces soybeans, wheat, and hay; and WHEREAS, as the county executive director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency in Pittsylvania County, W. P. Johnson helps support local farmers; and WHEREAS, W. P. Johnson promotes the importance of agriculture in the region as the vice president of the Bedford County Farm Bureau, and he serves as the chair of the organization's Young Farmers Committee; and WHEREAS, W. P. Johnson traveled to the 2014 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, to compete for the AFBF Excellence in Agriculture Award; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That W. P. Johnson hereby be commended on receiving the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award in 2013; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to W. P. Johnson as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his achievements and best wishes on future endeavors. |
