Bill Text: IA HR106 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A resolution recognizing National Agriculture Day.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-15 - Resolution adopted. H.J. 461. [HR106 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HR106-Introduced.html

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House Resolution 106 - Introduced

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                    HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
           BY  HEIN, H. MILLER, PAUSTIAN, BEARINGER, BEST,
       BYRNES, COWNIE, DEYOE, GRASSLEY, HOLZ, KLEIN, MAXWELL,
       MOMMSEN, B. MOORE, OURTH, STUTSMAN, WILLS, and WORTHAN
  1  1 A Resolution recognizing National Agriculture Day.
  1  2    WHEREAS, Iowa has 88,500 farms and 129,644 farm
  1  3 operators with more than 97 percent of Iowa farms owned
  1  4 by families; and
  1  5    WHEREAS, Iowa agriculture accounted for nearly $30
  1  6 billion in direct sales in recent years; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, according to a report issued in May 2015
  1  8 by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the
  1  9 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), in
  1 10 cooperation with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and
  1 11 Land Stewardship, Iowa again ranks 1st in the nation in
  1 12 corn for grain production, hog and pig inventory and
  1 13 commercial hog slaughter, and egg production; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, according to the USDA report, Iowa ranks
  1 15 2nd in soybean production and red meat production, 6th
  1 16 in the number of certified organic farms, 7th in all
  1 17 cattle and calves inventory, 8th in cheese production
  1 18 and number of turkeys raised, and 10th in all sheep and
  1 19 lambs inventory and wool production; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, Iowa ranks 2nd nationally in the number of
  1 21 farmers markets per capita; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, Iowa is the nation's top ethanol producer
  1 23 with 42 ethanol refineries with the capacity to
  1 24 produce nearly 3.8 billion gallons annually and 1st
  1 25 in biodiesel production, with 13 biodiesel facilities
  2  1 and the capacity to produce 320 million gallons
  2  2 annually; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, March 15, 2016, is National Agriculture
  2  4 Day, dedicated to increasing the public awareness of
  2  5 agriculture's vital role in our society and recognizing
  2  6 this nation's unique role in producing food and fiber
  2  7 for a growing world population; and
  2  8    WHEREAS, National Agriculture Day, first
  2  9 celebrated in 1973, is a day set aside when producers,
  2 10 agricultural associations, corporations, universities,
  2 11 government agencies, and countless others across this
  2 12 nation gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance
  2 13 of food and fiber produced by American agriculture; and
  2 14    WHEREAS, National Agriculture Day is an opportunity
  2 15 to encourage persons to understand how food, fuel,
  2 16 fiber, and pharmaceuticals are produced, to appreciate
  2 17 the function of farmers and ranchers in producing
  2 18 abundant and affordable supplies of food, fuel, fiber,
  2 19 and pharmaceuticals, to acknowledge the essential
  2 20 role of agriculture in maintaining a vibrant economy,
  2 21 and to allow the next generation to consider career
  2 22 opportunities in agriculture; and
  2 23    WHEREAS, this year's theme for National Agriculture
  2 24 Day is "Agriculture: Stewards of a Healthy
  2 25 Planet"; and
  2 26    WHEREAS, National Agriculture Day is associated
  2 27 with a national essay contest and a number of
  2 28 events, including events conducted on Capitol Hill in
  2 29 Washington, D.C., including at the Senate Hart Office
  2 30 Building; NOW THEREFORE,
  3  1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  3  2 That the House of Representatives recognizes March 15,
  3  3 2016, as National Agriculture Day, and encourages all
  3  4 Iowans as residents of one of the leading agricultural
  3  5 states in the nation, to commemorate and celebrate that
  3  6 day and the invaluable contributions made by Iowa's
  3  7 farmers; and
  3  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
  3  9 resolution be sent to the Agriculture Council of
  3 10 America.
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