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PAG LIN 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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