Mr. Speaker. I. along with Congressman NUNES and Congressman COSTA. rise today to congratulate Antonio "Tony" Campos for receiving the 2015 Ag One Community Salute. Mr. Campos was born and raised in Orondritz. Spain. At the age of seventeen. Mr. Campos immigrated to the United States. Although he was originally a sheepherder. he began farming Vineyards near Caruthers. California in collaboration with his brothers. Esteban and Fermin. four years after arriving in America. In 1971. they began growing almonds and launched Campos Brothers Farms. Throughout his life. Mr. Campos has been an active leader in the agricultural community and the Central Valley as a whole.
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