Bill Text: MS HC20 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Ted Parker; commend upon being named the 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-20 - Enrolled Bill Signed [HC20 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2020-HC20-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2020 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Representative Sanford
House Concurrent Resolution 20
(As Adopted by House and Senate)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING MR. TED PARKER UPON BEING NAMED THE 2019 SWISHER SWEETS/SUNBELT AG EXPO SOUTHEASTERN FARMER OF THE YEAR FOR MISSISSIPPI.
WHEREAS, Ted Parker of Seminary, Mississippi, has been named the 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year for Mississippi, a true testament of his dedication to the farming industry; and
WHEREAS, at the young age of 18, Mr. Parker borrowed money to buy 20 yearlings, paid that money back, and bought 30 yearlings the next year, and now, after 40 years as a farmer, his 30 yearlings have flourished into seven farms in six Mississippi counties, along with grazing locations across the Southeast and in the Midwest; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Parker weight gains cattle, purchasing lightweight calves weighing between 250 and 500 pounds and growing them to feedlot-quality, 700 to 800 pound heifers and steers, and he credits his successful business sense to the time he spent working as a runner on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1982, an experience that allowed him to learn the ropes and helped him further his business; and
WHEREAS, after he returned home from Chicago, Mr. Parker built his heard to 125 head, steadily growing his operation on rented land before buying a 250-acre parcel located 12 miles north of where he grew up, in Covington County, Mississippi, and now he operates properties in Greene, Hinds, Covington, Lawrence, Pearl River and Jones Counties, as well as buying stations in Covington and Pearl River Counties; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Parker and his wife received this award not only because of his success in the beef cattle industry, but also because of their service in a variety of local and state organizations, including the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi Beef Council and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association; and
WHEREAS, in addition to their civic and community engagements, the Parkers have always been considered successful stocker producers by their colleagues in the industry, but it is their dedication to the beef industry, their fervent desire to help those in need and their selfless willingness to share their vast knowledge of the beef industry with others that truly makes them so deserving of the Farmer of the Year title; and
WHEREAS, another key to his successful farming career has been his strong support system, including his wonderful employees, his son Gent, who is in charge of all the trucking and shipping of cattle and helps manage the grow yard in Edwards, Mississippi; his son Carl, who operates the cattle buying station and manages the Seminary Farm; and his loving wife of 32 years, Janet, who supported the family on just her income in the beginning stages of the operation but has been the overseer of the business end of the cattle operation for the last 20 years; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of this Legislature to recognize and honor the accomplishments of and tremendous contributions made to the agricultural industry and to the State of Mississippi by individuals such as Mr. Ted Parker:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commend and congratulate Mr. Ted Parker upon being named the 2019 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Ag Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year for Mississippi and extend our sincerest blessings for continued success in all of his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Mr. Ted Parker and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.
