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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Williams Family Farms was named the 2023 High Cotton |
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Award winner for the Southwest by Farm Press and the Cotton |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1995, the High Cotton Awards |
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recognize outstanding cotton producers across the country who use |
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regenerative and sustainable practices and who demonstrate genuine |
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concern for the environment through the dedicated stewardship of |
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their land; and |
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WHEREAS, Williams Family Farms is a family operation that |
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includes Mark and Joyce Williams and their three sons, Ryan and his |
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wife, Annie, Russell and his wife, Julie, and Reagan; the family has |
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grown cotton near Farwell for four generations, and within the last |
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decade, the Williamses have expanded their operation 150 miles |
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north to Dalhart, where they currently produce cotton, corn, wheat, |
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and sorghum on roughly 18,000 acres; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized for its high quality cotton and |
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consistent yields, Williams Family Farms emphasizes the importance |
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of water, timeliness, and variety in its production process; the |
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Williamses are currently converting their irrigated acres from |
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30-inch rows to 40-inch rows in order to help conserve moisture and |
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manage irrigation, and they rotate and halve fields depending on |
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water availability; in addition, they employ a no-till cotton |
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production method on most of their farmland, take soil samples, |
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fertilize primarily with manure, and participate in field trials; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Williams Family Farms has achieved noteworthy |
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success within its industry, and this prestigious accolade is a |
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testament to the family's enduring commitment to cotton production |
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and to the environment as a whole; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Williams Family Farms on its |
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receipt of the 2023 High Cotton Award for the Southwest and extend |
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to the members of the Williams family sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Williams family as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |