,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ai1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,johanns 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,cochran1 ,mr4 ,baucus1 
,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mrs4       
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,chambliss1 ,ms4      
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4        
,bennet1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1
 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,coons7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,commemorating ,march #ai1 #bjac1 as the
 #djth anniversary of ,national ,ag     
,day4  ,whereas1 in #aigc1 the ,national
 ,ag ,day program was established to    
increase public awareness of the vital  
role of agriculture in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas the agriculture       
industry is part of the very fabric of  
the ,united ,states1 driving the        
economy1 fostering ingenuity1 and       
preserving the deepest values of the    
people of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
the average farmer in the ,united       

,states today feeds nearly #aej people1 
a dramatic increase from just #be people
 per farmer in the #aifjs2 ,whereas the 
agriculture industry in the ,united     
,states produces an incredible variety  
of meats1 grains1 fruits1 vegetables1   
dairy1 beans1 nuts1 seeds1 and other    
important foods2 ,whereas more than     
#b1jjj1jjj farmers and ranchers         
contribute more than #cjj1jjj1jjj1jjj to
 the ,united ,states economy every year2
 and ,whereas farmers comprise less than
 #b percent of the population of the    
,united ,states1 yet produce more than  
enough food for the people of the       
,united ,states and hundreds of millions
 of people around the world3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the ,national ,ag ,day  
program for its annual celebration of   
agriculture in the ,united ,states2     
7#b7 honors the researchers1            
entrepreneurs1 businesses1 and          
innovators who support farm families in 
the ,united ,states and help drive the  

agriculture economy2 and  7#c7          
celebrates family farmers and ranchers1 
who are the backbone of food production 
in the ,united ,states and produce the  
safest1 most abundant1 and most         
affordable food supply in the world4