HCR 106 (LSB 6096HV (2) 84)

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 106

BY  COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

A Concurrent Resolution recognizing National Agriculture Day.

   WHEREAS, March 8, 2012, is National Agriculture Day, dedicated to increasing the public awareness of agriculture’s vital role in our society and recognizing America’s unique role in producing food and fiber for a growing world population; and
   WHEREAS, National Agriculture Day, first celebrated in 1973, is a day set aside when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies, and countless others across America gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance of food and fiber produced by American agriculture; and
   WHEREAS, National Agriculture Day is an opportunity to encourage persons to understand how food, fuel, fiber, and pharmaceuticals are produced, to appreciate the function of farmers and ranchers in producing abundant and affordable supplies of food, fuel, fiber, and pharmaceuticals, to acknowledge the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a vibrant economy, and to allow the next generation to consider career opportunities in agriculture; and
   WHEREAS, this year’s theme for National Agriculture Day is “American Agriculture: Abundant —— Affordable —— Amazing”; and
   WHEREAS, National Agriculture Day is associated with a national essay contest, and a number of events, including events conducted on Capitol Hill and at the United States Department of Agriculture in the Whitten Building in Washington, D.C.; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the Iowa General Assembly recognizes March 8, 2012, as National Agriculture Day, and encourages all Iowans as residents of one of the leading agricultural states in the nation, to commemorate and celebrate that date and the invaluable contributions made by Iowa’s farmers; and

   BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Agriculture Council of America.