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“HONORING ROBIN ROGERS-DALE” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E749 on May 5, 2010.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HONORING ROBIN ROGERS-DALE
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HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH
of california
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Robin Rogers-Dale upon being named as a 2010 Common Threads honoree. Mrs. Rogers-Dale will be honored by California State University, Fresno at the 2010 Common Threads Award luncheon to be held on Friday, April 16, 2010.
Growing up as the fifth generation on the family farm, Mrs. Rogers-
Dale learned about agriculture, work ethic, family values, family traditions and how to drive a tractor. Her love of the land and outdoors was instilled by her father and her passion for volunteer service came from her mother. Mrs. Rogers-Dale graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Upon completing her degree, she moved to Sanger, California, to volunteer with the local chapter of the California Women for Agriculture. She assisted the group by hanging Medfly traps during a Medfly outbreak in the region. Her volunteer work led to a full-time job with the Fresno County Department of Agriculture. Mrs. Rogers-Dale has been working for the county for twenty-seven years. Today, she is an Ag Standards Specialist, and works with producers and packing houses to ensure compliance with agriculture chemical application regulations and certifications.
Mrs. Rogers-Dale has been an active member of the Fresno-Kings Counties CattleWomen for the past twenty years, where she has served in various leadership positions over the years, including scholarship chair, President, 1998-2000, Board of Directors and Secretary, 1985-
present. She was instrumental in developing a scholarship fundraiser program with that organization. Mrs. Rogers-Dale has been involved with California CattleWomen since 1994 and has served as the central director and state nominating chair. She is a volunteer judge at the Big Fresno Fair and is a regular participant in the Fresno County Farm and Nutrition Day and Kings County Farm Day. Mrs. Rogers-Dale also assists with the Westside Ag Tourney, Ducks Unlimited and the Clovis Rodeo Blood Drive.
Mrs. Rogers-Dale is a generous member of the First Baptist Church of Reedley, the California Rangeland Trust, Sanger 4-H, Hanford Future Farmers of America, Sanger Community Church and Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. For her volunteerism and generosity Mrs. Rogers-Dale was named
``Cowbelle of the Year'' in 1998. She and her husband, Ken, live in Reedley, California with their eight-year-old son.
Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Robin Rogers-
Dale upon her achievements. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mrs. Rogers-Dale many years of continued success.
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