PRINTER'S NO. 1746
No. 143 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY MADIGAN, ROBBINS, MOWERY, HELFRICK, CONTI, BELAN,
WAGNER, COSTA, BRIGHTBILL, JUBELIRER, WENGER, LAVALLE, MUSTO,
KUKOVICH, THOMPSON, MELLOW, RHOADES, GREENLEAF, STAPLETON,
BELL, O'PAKE, SCHWARTZ, LEMMOND, AFFLERBACH, CORMAN, SLOCUM
AND TOMLINSON, MARCH 11, 1998
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 11, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of March 15 through 21, 1998, as
2 "Agriculture Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The dedication of over 50,000 Pennsylvania farm
4 families generates products which continue to position
5 agriculture as Pennsylvania's most important industry; and
6 WHEREAS, Every Pennsylvanian depends on our farmers and other
7 agricultural workers for an abundant, inexpensive, safe and
8 nutritious food supply; and
9 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's $3.74 billion agricultural industry
10 generates an additional $43 billion in the processing, marketing
11 and transportation industries, with one Pennsylvania worker in
12 five directly or indirectly connected to agriculture; and
13 WHEREAS, The agricultural industry, by developing more
14 nutritious foods, increasing shelf life, changing the
15 composition of produce for transportation and developing new
16 uses for its products, is continually looking for ways to
1 improve or modify foods so everyone can enjoy them; and
2 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania farmers and related industry leaders
3 have proven to be particularly adept at adapting to changing
4 tastes, nutritional needs, environmental pressures and land use
5 patterns; and
6 WHEREAS, Pennsylvanians have unique opportunities to see
7 their agricultural industry in action virtually every day;
8 therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of March 15
10 through 21, 1998, as "Agriculture Week" in Pennsylvania and
11 encourage all Pennsylvanians to learn about and appreciate this
12 diverse and productive industry.
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