[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 53 / Tuesday, March 19, 2019 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9849 of March 13, 2019
National Agriculture Day, 2019
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Agriculture Day, we acknowledge the
immeasurable value farmers, ranchers, growers,
producers, and foresters contribute to our Nation.
America's agriculture families and communities lead the
world in producing food, feed, fuel, and fiber. Today,
we pay tribute to the men and women who expand
opportunities for prosperity, economic development, and
food security by cultivating the land across our
country.
American agriculture strengthens our economy. Valued at
more than $141 billion, our country's agriculture
exports are critical to our Nation's job market, with
every $1 billion in exports supporting approximately
8,400 American jobs. Counting for approximately 5.5
percent of our gross domestic product, our agriculture,
food, and related industries are vital to our Nation's
global economic success. Accordingly, my Administration
is working to modernize and improve trade agreements to
remove barriers and open foreign markets to goods grown
and produced here in the United States. Last year, I
made good on my promise to renegotiate the outdated and
unbalanced North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
with the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada
Agreement (USMCA). Once approved by the Congress, the
USMCA will help farmers, especially dairy producers,
have improved access to markets for their products by
lifting unfair restrictions by Canada on American
dairy, wheat, and wine producers.
We must continue to streamline our regulatory
environment so that agricultural innovation can
flourish and help our farmers, ranchers, and foresters
meet the world's growing demand for food. My
Administration, therefore, is streamlining regulatory
policy for biotechnology, removing the red tape that is
slowing down the approval of powerful new agriculture
products. We are also committed to training and
supporting the next generation of farmers and
agriculture professionals through technical assistance
programs so that they have the knowhow to harness the
full potential of our Nation's abundant technological
and national resources.
To help ensure the continued success, stability, and
prosperity of our Nation's farmers, ranchers, and
producers, I signed into law the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018. This legislation bolsters farm
safety-net programs, supports expanded markets for
America's agricultural production, promotes active
management of natural resources, and maintains strong
rural development and research initiatives. In
addition, a key provision in the law requires the
Federal Communications Commission to work with the
Department of Agriculture to boost broadband deployment
and adoption in rural areas. This initiative will
provide more farmers, ranchers, and rural communities
access to next-generation digital technologies that
enhance profitability and sustainability, greatly
improving quality of life for all Americans.
The American farmer embodies the timeless virtues of
our Nation: hard work, self-reliance, and dedication to
family. On this National Agriculture Day, we express
our gratitude to those who feed and clothe us, fuel our
economy, and inspire us with their determination and
perseverance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution
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and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim
March 14, 2019, as National Agriculture Day. I
encourage all Americans to observe this day by
recognizing the preeminent role that agriculture plays
in our daily lives, acknowledging agriculture's
continuing importance to rural America and our
country's economy, and expressing our deep appreciation
of farmers, growers, ranchers, producers, national
forest system stewards, private agricultural stewards,
and those who work in the agriculture sector across the
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
third.
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