[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 127, 113th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
PROCLAMATION 9017--SEPT. 13, 2013

Proclamation 9017 of September 13, 2013

National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2013
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers form the cornerstones of some of
America's most essential economic sectors. Their products feed, clothe,
and fuel our Nation. Their way of life--handed down from generation to
generation--is central to the American story. During National Farm
Safety and Health Week, we celebrate our agricultural producers' values,
experiences, and contributions, and we recommit to secure work
environments on all our country's farms.
For many agricultural workers, the risk of injury and illness is a daily
reality. They face multiple challenges, including entering hazardous
grain storage bins, handling livestock and chemicals, and transporting
large machinery on our Nation's rural roadways. I encourage agricultural
producers and their families and communities to participate in
comprehensive farm safety and health programs, take precautions, and
prepare themselves for emergencies. I urge all Americans to respect
farming and ranching families by driving rural roadways with care, and I
ask communities to remember agricultural workers' needs in setting up
health facilities and emergency response programs.
As the fall harvest season begins, we pay tribute to the generations of
Americans who have devoted themselves to supplying the basic materials
that make our country work. This week, we resolve to make farms and
ranches safer places to live, work, and raise families.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through
September 21, 2013, as National Farm Safety and Health Week. I call upon
the agencies, organizations, businesses, and extension services that
serve America's agricultural workers to strengthen their commitment to
promoting farm safety and health programs. I also urge Americans to
honor our agricultural heritage and express appreciation to our farmers,
ranchers, and farmworkers for their contributions to our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
eighth.
BARACK OBAMA