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1 1 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE RESOLUTION
1 3 BY CHAIRPERSON GASKILL)
1 4 A Senate Concurrent Resolution urging all state
1 5 institutions and political subdivisions providing
1 6 food service to support independent swine producers
1 7 and the pork industry by making available and
1 8 serving more pork products.
1 9 WHEREAS, agriculture has traditionally represented the
1 10 foundation of this state's economy, providing the nation with
1 11 an abundant and affordable supply of food and fiber, including
1 12 value-added livestock products, which represent a key
1 13 component of Iowa's prosperity;
1 14 WHEREAS, Iowa is the leading pork-producing state in the
1 15 nation, with production revenue contributing more than 25
1 16 percent of Iowa cash farm income; and
1 17 WHEREAS, the prices paid to farmers for hogs are the lowest
1 18 in 30 years and may remain severely depressed through 1999;
1 19 and
1 20 WHEREAS, adjusting for inflation, live hog prices are lower
1 21 than at any time in the last half century; and
1 22 WHEREAS, it is predicted that losses of 2.5 billion dollars
1 23 in 1998 will force thousands of independent pork producers out
1 24 of business and may threaten the cherished position of the
1 25 family farm as the primary producer of pork for the nation;
1 26 NOW THEREFORE,
1 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1 28 CONCURRING, That all state institutions and political
1 29 subdivisions providing food service directly or through
1 30 independent contractors, including but not limited to regents
1 31 institutions, community colleges, local school districts, the
1 32 Department of Corrections, the Department for the Blind, the
1 33 Department of Human Services, and the Iowa National Guard are
1 34 urged to support independent swine producers and the pork
1 35 industry by making available and serving more pork products;
2 1 and
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
2 3 sent to the President of the University of Iowa, the President
2 4 of Iowa State University of Science and Technology, the
2 5 President of the University of Northern Iowa, the presidents
2 6 of Iowa's community colleges, the Iowa Association of
2 7 Community College Presidents, the Director of the Department
2 8 of Education for distribution to Iowa's school districts, the
2 9 Director of the Department for the Blind, the Director of the
2 10 Department of Human Services, the Adjutant General, the Iowa
2 11 State Association of Counties, and the Iowa League of Cities.
2 12 LSB 1631SC 78
2 13 da/cf/24
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