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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CELEBRATING AGRICULTURE IN RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Sheehan, Hodgson, Miller, and Tassoni | |
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Date Introduced: April 26, 2012 | |
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Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
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WHEREAS, The basis of the American economy at its founding, and for many years |
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thereafter, was rooted in an agrarian society, an important legacy for Rhode Islanders and all |
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Americans to remember; and |
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WHEREAS, America's top exporting industry is agriculture. U.S. farmers and ranchers |
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produce more than 200 raw commodities yearly for domestic and export markets. Each year, one |
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American farmer provides enough food and fiber for 144 people; and |
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WHEREAS, Agriculture is a way of life for many Americans, with 99 percent of U.S. |
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farms and ranches owned by individuals and family partnerships or corporations; and |
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WHEREAS, Agriculture as an industry has actively pursued new methods and |
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technologies which not only increase productivity, but also conserve natural resources. |
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Agriculture contributes to environmentally-friendly efforts by producing crops suitable for |
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making biodegradable plastics, and by recycling chemical containers, feed bags, and food by- |
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products; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 1,200 farms in all five counties in Rhode Island contribute to our |
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state’s well-being, economy, and heritage. Rhode Island’s greenhouses and nurseries lend beauty |
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to our homes and gardens in the form of flowers and plants. Our dairy farms provide milk, |
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cheese, and other products we consume daily around our dinner tables. Vegetables and fruits from |
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Rhode Island’s many farms help us stay healthy; and |
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WHEREAS, The great majority of farms in Rhode Island are held by individuals and |
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families who strive to continue a tradition of working the land. These Rhode Island farmers not |
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only endeavor to provide us with what we need to eat, wear, and use on a daily basis, but also |
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conduct tremendous outreach efforts to schools, communities, and organizations to remind us |
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how agriculture contributes meaningfully to our everyday lives; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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recognizes the value of agriculture in Rhode Island. We thank the women and men who dedicate |
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themselves to providing for Rhode Islanders the bounty that comes from agricultural products; |
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and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Janet Coit, Director of the Rhode Island |
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Department of Environmental Management. |
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