[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 227 (Monday, November 24, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 70857-70858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28002]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 8320 of November 19, 2008

                
National Farm-City Week, 2008

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Farmers and ranchers display the values of hard work 
                and good stewardship, and National Farm-City Week is an 
                opportunity to recognize these individuals and their 
                urban partners for contributing to our Nation's well-
                being.

                Farming, America's first industry, helps feed and 
                clothe our citizens and increasingly provides more of 
                our energy. The agricultural sector also employs more 
                than a million people across our Nation. Farming has 
                been a cornerstone of our country since its founding 
                and continues to be a vital part of our economy.

                Our farmers and ranchers provide a safe, healthy, and 
                abundant food supply, yet they could not succeed in 
                doing so without essential partnerships with urban 
                communities to supply, sell, and deliver finished 
                products across our country and around the world. These 
                cooperative efforts help to create a prosperous future 
                for our citizens and people everywhere.

                Since 2001, my Administration has been committed to 
                strengthening our agricultural sector, and we have 
                worked to create an environment that will stimulate 
                growth by opening new markets, encouraging free and 
                fair trade, and keeping taxes low. As we celebrate this 
                week, we recognize the vital work of farmers and 
                ranchers, and we pay tribute to all those who 
                strengthen the relationships between our rural and 
                urban communities.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 21 through November 
                27, 2008, as National Farm-City Week. I encourage all 
                Americans to join in recognizing farmers, ranchers, and 
                all those who contribute to the strength of America's 
                agricultural industry.

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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. E8-28002
Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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