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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. __ 1 2 BY MEYER 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution supporting and encouraging the 1 4 diligent efforts by the United States Department of 1 5 Agriculture in cooperation with Iowa State University 1 6 and the Iowa Pork Producers Association to establish 1 7 a research farm site as part of the National Swine 1 8 Research Center. 1 9 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa is one of the major 1 10 agricultural production regions of the world; and 1 11 WHEREAS, for more than a century, Iowa has been the 1 12 national leader in swine production, contributing 1 13 approximately twenty-five percent of the nation's pork 1 14 production; and 1 15 WHEREAS, pork production represents the largest 1 16 single commodity industry in the state by accounting 1 17 for $3.3 billion in net economic activity and 5.2 1 18 percent of gross state production; and 1 19 WHEREAS, Iowa's preeminent position as the supplier 1 20 of swine and pork products means that the state is an 1 21 ideal place to conduct research which benefits swine 1 22 producers and the pork industry; and 1 23 WHEREAS, a number of critical issues face swine 1 24 producers and the pork industry in this state and in 1 25 the nation, including the need to maximize economic 1 26 opportunities, animal production efficiency, animal 1 27 health, and protection of the environment; and 1 28 WHEREAS, the United States Department of 1 29 Agriculture and Iowa State University in cooperation 1 30 with the Iowa Pork Producers Association have taken 2 1 major strides to confront these critical issues by a 2 2 commitment to significantly invest in scientific 2 3 research; and 2 4 WHEREAS, evidence of this commitment to excellence 2 5 in scientific research is the construction of the 2 6 National Swine Research Center which shall in the 2 7 future provide solutions to the issues confronting the 2 8 producers and industry; and 2 9 WHEREAS, the first component of the project 2 10 establishing the National Swine Research Center is the 2 11 construction of a major research laboratory which is 2 12 nearing completion on the Iowa State University 2 13 campus; and 2 14 WHEREAS, there remains a critical need to establish 2 15 the second component of the National Swine Research 2 16 Center which is a related research farm site; NOW 2 17 THEREFORE, 2 18 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 2 19 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly 2 20 recognizes the efforts of the United States Department 2 21 of Agriculture, Iowa State University, and the Iowa 2 22 Pork Producers in establishing the National Swine 2 23 Research Center in order to provide essential research 2 24 benefiting swine producers and the pork industry into 2 25 the twenty-first century; and 2 26 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the United States 2 27 Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Iowa 2 28 State University and the Iowa Pork Producers 2 29 Association is urged to continue to progress with all 2 30 appropriate diligence in establishing a farm site that 3 1 will enable relevant research to proceed without 3 2 delay; and 3 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this 3 4 resolution be sent by the Chief Clerk of the House of 3 5 Representatives to the Secretary of Agriculture, 3 6 United States Department of Agriculture; the 3 7 Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service of 3 8 the United States Department of Agriculture; the 3 9 President of Iowa State University; and the President 3 10 of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. 3 11 LSB 1915HH 77 3 12 da/sc/14
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