Senate
Resolution
108
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
108
BY
SWEENEY
A
Resolution
recognizing
National
Agriculture
Week.
1
WHEREAS,
Iowa
has
84,900
farms
accounting
for
30.5
2
million
acres
of
land
dedicated
to
farming
with
more
3
than
95
percent
of
Iowa
farms
owned
by
families;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Iowa
consistently
ranks
first
nationally
5
in
the
production
of
corn,
hogs,
and
eggs;
first
or
6
second
nationally
in
the
production
of
soybeans;
fourth
7
nationally
in
the
number
of
cattle
and
calves
fed;
8
seventh
nationally
in
turkey
production;
and
twelfth
9
nationally
in
milk
production;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Iowa
consistently
ranks
first
in
the
11
production
of
ethanol
and
biodiesel
fuel;
and
12
WHEREAS,
in
2020,
Iowa
generated
$26.2
billion
in
13
agricultural
cash
receipts;
and
14
WHEREAS,
March
21
through
March
27
is
National
15
Agriculture
Week,
dedicated
to
increasing
the
public
16
awareness
of
agriculture’s
vital
role
in
our
society
17
and
recognizing
this
nation’s
unique
role
in
producing
18
food,
fiber,
and
fuel
for
the
world;
and
19
WHEREAS,
this
year’s
National
Agriculture
Week
20
includes
National
Agriculture
Day
commemorated
on
March
21
22,
with
the
first
such
occasion
celebrated
49
years
22
ago,
when
persons
gathered
to
nationally
recognize
this
23
country’s
unique
mission
to
provide
the
world
with
the
24
necessities
of
life;
and
25
WHEREAS,
this
year’s
National
Agriculture
Week
26
includes
a
Celebration
of
Modern
Agriculture
on
the
27
National
Mall
in
Washington,
D.C.,
hosting
a
wide
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range
of
events
in
tribute
to
American
agriculture
and
1
honoring
its
farmers
and
ranchers;
and
2
WHEREAS,
this
year’s
National
Agriculture
Week
is
3
an
opportunity
to
encourage
persons
to
understand
how
4
food,
fuel,
fiber,
and
pharmaceuticals
are
produced,
5
to
appreciate
the
function
of
farmers
and
ranchers
in
6
producing
abundant
and
affordable
supplies
of
food,
7
fuel,
fiber,
and
pharmaceuticals,
to
acknowledge
the
8
essential
role
of
agriculture
in
maintaining
a
vibrant
9
economy,
and
to
allow
the
next
generation
to
consider
10
career
opportunities
in
agriculture;
NOW
THEREFORE,
11
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
12
recognizes
March
21
through
March
27
as
National
13
Agriculture
Week,
and
encourages
all
Iowans
as
14
residents
of
one
of
the
leading
agricultural
states
in
15
the
nation
to
commemorate
and
celebrate
the
invaluable
16
contributions
made
by
this
nation’s
farmers
and
17
ranchers
and
especially
Iowa
farmers;
and
18
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
a
copy
of
this
19
resolution
be
sent
to
the
Agriculture
Council
of
20
America.
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