Association President and CEO Gary Dyer was appointed to a 10-member Commission on Application of Payment Limitations by the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

Gary was selected to represent Southwest agricultural industries because of his considerable knowledge of farm programs and his understanding of how government payments affect farm income, rural communities, land values and agribusiness. After more than a year of debate and study, the Commission produced a report, filled with recommendations that will help shape the future of agricultural policy in the new Farm Bill.

According to his work on the Commission, Gary said, “I brought my familiarity with farm program benefits and an individual producer’s ability to secure adequate financing to my role on the Commission. I enjoyed representing the Southwest and its diverse agricultural production.”

Find the report online!

The “Report of the Commission on the Application of Payment Limitations for Agriculture” was published in August 2003. You can find the 170-page document in electronic form at http://www.usda.gov/oce/.

ASU Outstanding Alumni Award: This IS Sun Devil Country!

The staff and management of FCSSW congratulate Gary Dyer for being selected as one of the Morrison School of Agribusiness & Resource Management’s 2005 Outstanding Alumni award recipients.

The Outstanding Alumni Award was established to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding contributions to the Morrison School or the agribusiness industry. As a recipient, Gary was honored for his outstanding career in agriculture, for his ongoing work on the school’s advisory committee and for his informative classroom presentations.

In addition, Gary was also recognized for FCSSW’s successful intern program, which hires graduates from the Morrison School to work in real world experiences as loan officers.

Cotton Growers Award

Gary Dyer was also named the recipient of an Arizona Cotton Growers Association award, which was presented at their annual meeting in March. The Cotton Growers acknowledged Gary’s “outstanding service to the cotton industry” through his work as the President and CEO of Farm Credit Services Southwest, which finances Arizona’s agricultural enterprises. In addition, the Association also recognized Gary’s service on the congressional Commission on Application of Payment Limitations. K.C. Gingg, Chairman of Arizona Cotton Growers Association Honors Committee, said, while presenting the award, “I can assure you that with Gary Dyer on the committee, our concerns were well represented, both on the Commission and in its final report.”

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