[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        NATIONAL AGRICULTURE DAY

  (Mr. BENISHEK asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of National 
Agriculture Day. Today we celebrate the farmers and ranchers who 
literally work to put the food on our dinner tables.
  Last week I was in Posen, Michigan, and met the Styma family. They 
are growing hundreds of thousands of potatoes each year that families 
across the country will enjoy.
  The next time you put a cherry on your ice cream sundae, think of 
Glen and Ben LaCross, who not only work full time raising cherries in 
northern Michigan, but also manage a fruit processing business to make 
delicious products, like maraschino cherries and pie fillings, 
available in Michigan and around the country.
  Farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness owners and workers don't just 
provide food and fiber for the Nation; they are an important part of 
our economy.
  In Michigan alone, the agriculture industry contributes over $100 
billion annually to the economy, accounting for a quarter of Michigan's 
workforce.
  As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, I want to thank 
the farmers, producers, and agribusiness workers who feed and clothe 
America's families.

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