[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3801-3802]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY

  (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, as a third-generation farmer from 
Washington State, I am amazed by the level of progress our Nation's 
agricultural community has made, even in just my lifetime. It is 
because of this great progress that today we celebrate March 18 as 
National Agriculture Day.
  Few people realize that during the 1960s the average American farmer 
fed 25 people. Today it is 144 people. The difference is that today our 
farmers are growing more disease- and pest-resistant crops that require 
less water and pesticides and better conserve our natural resources. 
Advancements in technology and technique have allowed our

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farmers to continue the long-held tradition of caring for the land they 
use and the people they grow for.
  On National Agriculture Day, please join me in recognizing our 
farming community and the essential role they continue to fill in 
feeding our Nation and the world.

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