,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ai1 #bjbf,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself1 ,ms4
 ,smith1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,ms4       
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1  
,ms4 ,murkowski1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4      
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1  
,mrs4 ,moody1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4        
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 ,mr4 ,marshall1  
,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,ms4       
,alsobrooks1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mrs4       
,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,coons1   
,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4
 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1   
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 and ,mrs4  
,britt7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,march #ba1 #bjbf1 as ,national ,women  
in ,agriculture ,day4  ,whereas the     
,united ,states proudly recognizes      
agriculture as one of the most impactful
 industries of the ,united ,states and  
acknowledges the countless women who    

help agriculture prosper both in the    
,united ,states and abroad2 ,whereas    
there are more than #a1bjj1jjj female   
agricultural producers in the ,united   
,states1 making up more than #a_/c of   
the agricultural producers in the       
,united ,states2 ,whereas1 in #bjbb1    
farms operated by women in the ,united  
,states sold #bbb1jjj1jjj1jjj in        
agricultural products1 accounting for   
#da percent of the total agriculture    
sales in the ,united ,states for that   
year2 ,whereas1 in addition to leading  
farming operations1 women working in    
agriculture make a difference across the
 ,united ,states in various commodity   
and industry fields1 including research 
and development1 manufacturing1 sales   
and distribution1 agricultural          
education1 agribusiness1 and advocacy1  
which extend benefits to individuals    
across the globe through the            
international trade of the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas the ,united ,states   
recognizes that women are vital in      

fostering the next generation of the    
agricultural workforce by promoting     
science1 technology1 engineering1       
mathematics1 and agricultural education 
and entrepreneurial and community       
initiatives by serving as mentors for   
the #d-;,h ,program1 the ,national ,,ffa
 ,organization1 the ,cooperative        
,extension ,system1 and numerous        
postsecondary agricultural science      
educator programs2 ,whereas #bjbf is the
 ,international ,year of the ,woman     
,farmer1 highlighting and celebrating   
the vital role that women play in       
agriculture globally2 ,whereas ,march is
 ,national ,women's ,history ,month2 and
 ,whereas female professionals1         
instructors1 and leaders in the         
agricultural field should be celebrated 
for their efforts during ,national ,ag  
,week1 which takes place between ,march 
#ae and ,march #ba1 #bjbf3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates ,march #ba1 #bjbf1 as   
,national ,women in ,agriculture ,day2  

7#b7 recognizes the important role of   
women in agriculture as producers1      
educators1 leaders1 mentors1 and more2  
and  7#c7 encourages all citizens-- 7,a7
 to recognize women working in          
agriculture2 and  7,b7 to praise the    
significant positive impact those women 
have on the food resources and the      
agricultural workforce of the ,united   
,states by encouraging and empowering   
women-- 7i7 to enter the agricultural   
field1 which is a high-demand field of  
work2  7ii7 to cultivate opportunities  
to lead2 and  7iii7 to feed a hungry    
world4