,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ad1 #bjai,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #ajjth anniversary of the ,colorado 
,farm ,bureau ,federation and           
celebrating the long history of the     
,colorado ,farm ,bureau ,federation     
representing the farmers and ranchers of
 ,colorado4  ,whereas1 on ,march #bb1   
#aiai1 a group of #aj local counties and
 farmers met to form what was termed a  
,farm ,bureau1 with the goal of making  
the business of farming more profitable 
and the community a better place to     
live2 ,whereas ,w4,g4 ,jamison1 the     
first president of the ,colorado ,farm  
,bureau ,federation1 helped to lead a   
grassroots organization of farmers that 
represent all agricultural producers    
across the ,state of ,colorado2 ,whereas
 the ,colorado ,farm ,bureau            

,federation1 with a ,state farm bureau1 
#de county farm bureaus1 and #bc1jjj    
member families1 is #a of the largest   
farmer-led organizations in the ,state  
of ,colorado2 ,whereas the mission of   
the ,colorado ,farm ,bureau ,federation 
is to promote and protect the future of 
agriculture and rural values2 ,whereas  
the ,colorado ,farm ,bureau ,federation 
fulfills that mission--  7#a7 by        
representing farm and ranch families    
united for the purpose of formulating   
action to support rural communities2    
7#b7 by improving agricultural          
production1 economic opportunity1       
leadership development1 and public      
policy2 and  7#c7 by promoting the      
well-being of the people of the ,state  
of ,colorado2 ,whereas the ,colorado    
,farm ,bureau ,federation has           
represented the interests of farmers    
with respect to the consideration and   
enactment of all major legislation      
impacting farmers since the founding of 
the ,colorado ,farm ,bureau ,federation2

 and ,whereas the ,colorado ,farm       
,bureau ,federation plays a vital role  
in promoting the well-being of the      
people of ,colorado--  7#a7 by analyzing
 the problems faced by farm and ranch   
families2 and  7#b7 by formulating      
action to achieve the goals of farm and 
ranch families3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates   
the #ajjth anniversary of the ,colorado 
,farm ,bureau ,federation2  7#b7        
recognizes the ,colorado ,farm ,bureau  
,federation for #ajj years of promoting 
farm and ranch interests for the benefit
 of the people of the ,state of         
,colorado2 and  7#c7 applauds the       
,colorado ,farm ,bureau ,federation for 
its past1 present1 and future efforts to
 advocate for farm interests that are   
critical to the ,state of ,colorado4