Bill Text: NY J00544 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 20-24, 2023, as Agriculture Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-21)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-15 - ADOPTED [J00544 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00544-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 544

BY: Senator HINCHEY

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        March 20-24, 2023, as Agriculture Week in the  State
        of New York

  WHEREAS,  Hardworking  American  farmers provide New York State, the
Nation, and much of the world with  a  safe,  healthy,  affordable,  and
abundant food supply; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to memorialize
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 20-24, 2023, as Agriculture Week
in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
Agriculture Week; and

  WHEREAS, Agriculture Week recognizes and  celebrates  the  abundance
provided   by   agriculture;   every   year,   producers,   agricultural
associations,  corporations,  universities,  government   agencies   and
countless   others   across  America  join  together  to  recognize  the
contributions of agriculture; and

  WHEREAS, Each American farmer feeds more than 165 people, a dramatic
increase from 25 people in the 1960s; quite simply, American agriculture
is doing more, and doing it better; as the world population soars, there
is an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the  United
States; and

  WHEREAS, Agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use and wear
on  a  daily  basis,  however,  too  few  people  truly  understand this
contribution; this is  particularly  the  case  in  our  schools,  where
students  may  only  be exposed to agriculture if they enroll in related
vocational training; and

  WHEREAS, By building awareness, the Agriculture Council  of  America
is   encouraging  young  people  to  consider  career  opportunities  in
agriculture; and

  WHEREAS,  The  celebration  of  National  Agriculture  Week  is   in
recognition  of  all  the farmers who feed us and our families every day
and of the importance of agriculture as a vital  industry  and  economic
driver in New York State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to  proclaim  March  20-24,  2023,  as
Agriculture  Week  in  the  State  of  New York, in conjunction with the
observance of National Agriculture Week, honoring  and  recognizing  the
important  contributions  of  all  branches  of  farming  to the health,
economic well-being, environment, beauty, and future of New York  State;
and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.