PRINTER'S NO. 1423
No. 206 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, WENGER, MADIGAN, BRIGHTBILL, MELLOW, GORDNER, PUNT, EARLL, FERLO, COSTA, PILEGGI, ORIE, DENT, THOMPSON, WAGNER, MOWERY, ARMSTRONG, TARTAGLIONE, M. WHITE, TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, C. WILLIAMS, CORMAN, PICCOLA, SCARNATI, PIPPY, LOGAN, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, SCHWARTZ, KITCHEN, STACK, CONTI, LEMMOND, RHOADES, ERICKSON, WOZNIAK, GREENLEAF, STOUT, ROBBINS, WONDERLING AND KASUNIC, MARCH 15, 2004
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS, MARCH 15, 2004
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating April 13, 2004, as "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day" 2 and congratulating Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members for their 3 contribution to this Commonwealth and to this Commonwealth's 4 agricultural industry. 5 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, formerly the 6 Pennsylvania Farmers' Association, was created November 24, 7 1950, to provide Pennsylvania farmers and rural citizens with a 8 strong voice in government; and 9 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau represents over 33,398 10 farm and rural families and has 54 county farm bureau 11 organizations that are active in 65 counties in this 12 Commonwealth; and 13 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has played an integral 14 role in development and implementation of legislation and 15 governmental programs that have had lasting and positive effects 16 upon the economic welfare of agriculture and agribusiness in
1 this Commonwealth; and 2 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has been and continues 3 to be a strong voice for agriculture at the National, State and 4 local level; therefore be it 5 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate April 13, 2004, as 6 "Pennsylvania Farm Bureau Day"; and be it further 7 RESOLVED, That the Senate extend congratulations and 8 appreciation to Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members for the 9 contribution that they have provided to this Commonwealth and to 10 the economic welfare of this Commonwealth's agricultural 11 industry. A30L82JAM/20040S0206R1423 - 2 -