PRINTER'S NO. 1482
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
260
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, SCHWANK, BROOKS, TEPLITZ, KITCHEN, ARGALL,
SABATINA, SCAVELLO, MENSCH, GREENLEAF, EICHELBERGER,
VULAKOVICH, PILEGGI, BARTOLOTTA, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, WOZNIAK,
BAKER, FOLMER, GORDNER AND COSTA, DECEMBER 18, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, DECEMBER 18, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of January 9 through 16, 2016, as
"Pennsylvania Farm Show Week" in Pennsylvania in recognition
of the 100th Pennsylvania Farm Show: Our Commonwealth's Blue
Ribbon Experience.
WHEREAS, Agriculture is the cornerstone of Pennsylvania's
economy, with the National Agricultural Statistics Service
reporting more than 59,000 farm families generating nearly $8.3
billion in cash receipts in 2014 from farms alone; and
WHEREAS, Farms are using new technologies and practices to
increase efficiency, making it possible for each farmer to feed
155 people while meeting the demands of an increasingly quality-
conscious and environmentally conscious world; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's farm families and agribusinesses lead
the way in the production of agricultural commodities, including
apples, chickens, Christmas trees, eggs, grapes, hardwoods,
milk, mushrooms, oats, peaches, pears, pumpkins and trout, and
farmers throughout this Commonwealth have established an
outstanding reputation as leading suppliers of these quality
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