Ms. Cecile Keaton Bryant and Ms. Earnestine Keaton on their family farm.
It’s hard enough to keep a small family farm going. But add to that the challenges of systemic and environmental racism and the Keatons’ accomplishment becomes even less likely. But it’s their commitment to keeping their land, farming it, and teaching the next generation that has protected their family legacy.
Less than 30 miles inland from the coast, in rural, southeastern North Carolina, there sits a 40-acre tract of land that has been in the Keaton family for generations. The ancestral connection goes back more than a century, to a time when their great-great-grandparents left slavery behind.
Reining in wasteful agricultural spending can help America reclaim its fiscal future
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on America’s finances and unleashed a massive federal spending spree. In the aftermath of the pandemic, our nation’s total federal debt has climbed [1] to more than $28 trillion and neither the Biden administration nor the Democrat-controlled Congress show signs of easing up on spending.
This week, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released their alternative Fiscal Year 2022 budget [2], entitled
Reclaiming Our Fiscal Future, which presents a bold plan to balance the federal budget in just five years. While the budget covers the full range of both mandatory and discretionary spending, the RSC rightfully targets agriculture as one area that can produce savings for taxpayers and create a more free-market agriculture economy that improves opportunity for farmers. The Republican Study Committee deserves credit for its bold and
Being raised on a farm, Larry paved his way in an agricultural lifestyle. He was a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA), receiving his Star Greenhand Award. He also worked at a local farm in Lamar as his summer job. Larry attended college receiving a diesel mechanic’s degree; from there he worked for Romer Young/John Deere and then bought his own diesel shop.
Having been a member of Lamar Masonic Lodge #90; Larry was required to learn about their fraternity and earn a series of Masonic degrees. Once he completed the 32
nd degree, he became a Master Mason and then became a Shriner. Larry was a strong advocate for the Shriners Children’s Hospitals; helping families receive operations for their children. He also played a large part of bringing the Shrine Circus to Lamar during Memorial Day Weekend.
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