,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ae1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for       
herself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,ms4 ,lummis1  
and ,ms4 ,klobuchar7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,agriculture1     
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,,resolution 
,recognizing the need for greater access
 to rural and agricultural media        
programming4  ,whereas individuals      
living in rural areas in the ,united    
,states need access to media content    
that is relevant to their daily lives2  
,whereas rural and agricultural         
programming includes agricultural       
weather1 agribusiness news1 commodity   
market news1 and western sports1 and    
this programming is important to the    
farmers and ranchers of the ,united     
,states for their way of life and making
 a living2 ,whereas rural and           
agricultural programming covers matters 
that affect all individuals in the      

,united ,states2 ,whereas all           
individuals in the ,united ,states need 
to be exposed to1 and informed about1   
what is occurring outside of the major  
cities and suburbs of the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas all individuals in the
 ,united ,states feel the effects of    
inflation and supply chain shortages1   
and rural and agricultural programming  
is in a unique position to inform       
viewers of the roots of these issues2   
,whereas the population of the world is 
projected to grow from #g1jjj1jjj1jjj to
 approximately #i1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjej1 
and agricultural productivity will need 
to increase to meet the growing demand  
for food and the projected increase in  
consumption2 ,whereas a decrease in     
investment in agricultural research and 
development would result in a negative  
shock to agricultural productivity2     
,whereas an informed public is key to   
supporting the proper level of          
investment in agricultural research and 
development2 ,whereas significant       

consolidation in the media market and   
prioritization of consolidated media has
 had a negative impact on access to     
rural and agricultural programming2 and 
,whereas multichannel video programming 
distributors and providers of digital   
and streaming media should make delivery
 of rural and agricultural programming1 
including agricultural news and western 
lifestyle content1 a priority3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate      
recognizes the importance of rural and  
agricultural programming and the need   
for greater access to rural and         
agricultural media programming4