Bill Text: NY K00118 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 118 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 21-27, 2021, as Agriculture Week in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-03-22 - adopted [K00118 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00118-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 118

BY: M. of A. Lupardo

        LEGISLATIVE      RESOLUTION  memorializing  Governor
        Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March  21-27,  2021,  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 Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 21-27, 2021,  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 Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 21-27,  2021,  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 Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the  State  of
New York.