[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 9935-9936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05277]


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 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                made good on my promise to renegotiate the outdated and 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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-05277
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