Bill Text: MS SC553 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognize Neshoba County Farmer Marlo Beason as 2017 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation "Farm Woman of the Year."
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-14 - Enrolled Bill Signed [SC553 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2018-SC553-Enrolled.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2018 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) Branning, Barnett, Burton, Dearing, Jackson (32nd), McMahan
Senate Concurrent Resolution 553
(As Adopted by Senate and House)
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NESHOBA COUNTY BEEF CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMER MARLO BEASON AS THE 2017 MISSISSIPPI FARM BUREAU FEDERATION "FARM WOMAN OF THE YEAR."
WHEREAS, Neshoba County Beef Cattle and Dairy Farmer Marlo Beason has been named 2017 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (MFBF) Farm Woman of the Year. The announcement was made prior to State Convention activities. She was selected from entries from around the state; and
WHEREAS, a dedicated volunteer leader, Marlo said she appreciates the many ways Farm Bureau supports our nation's farmers, especially its efforts to carry the farmer's story to the general public. Through the years, she has worked with the Women's Ag in the Classroom and Young Farmers and Ranchers programs, as well as the Farm Families of Mississippi Agriculture Promotion Campaign; and
WHEREAS, being a part of a great organization like Farm Bureau helps farmers educate the public about what we do for them every single day," she said. "Farmers provide American consumers with access to an abundant, safe and affordable supply of food, fiber and fuel. In turn, food security gives Americans a chance to choose to follow their individual dreams to be whatever they want to be. This is cause for celebration"; and
WHEREAS, although she did not grow up on a farm, Marlo often visited her grandparents' farms, which had cows and vegetable gardens. She learned to appreciate agriculture. When Marlo married Shelby Beason, she became a full-time farmer and she could not imagine a better place than a farm to live, work and raise their children. The Beasons have three children: Cole, Micaela, and Landon; and her husband, Shelby, serves as Vice President of Neshoba County Farm Bureau; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, the Beasons added a small dairy to their beef cattle and custom hay-harvesting operation. Marlo has her farm chores, as do all of the Beason family members. In recent years, she has also stepped up her agricultural volunteer work. She reads at kindergartens and daycares each morning for the two weeks leading up to the Neshoba County Ag Appreciation Day Expo held at the Neshoba County Coliseum in Philadelphia. The event is sponsored by the Neshoba County Farm Bureau; and
WHEREAS, Marlo is a longtime county Farm Bureau Women's Chair, a former State Young Farmers and Rancher (YF&R) Committee member and a regional winner of the Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Achievement Award contest. Shelby serves as Vice President of Neshoba County Farm Bureau. Marlo and her husband regularly host field days on their farm, where school kids learn all about dairying and agriculture; and
WHEREAS, the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Farm Woman of the Year Award was established to recognize, encourage and reward the achievements of women farmers. The recipient personifies the highest level of professional excellence in agriculture, and it is with great pride that we join the Mississippi Farm Bureau in commending a Mississippi citizen whose enormous civic energy is an example to the Mississippi agricultural industry:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby recognize Neshoba County Beef Cattle and Dairy Farmer Marlo Beason as the 2017 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation "Farm Woman of the Year," and extend to Marlo and her family our best wishes for future success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Marlo Beason, forwarded to the Mississippi Farm Bureau, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.
