National Agriculture Day, 2017

Vol. 82

Friday,

No. 56

March 24, 2017

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 9579--National Agriculture Day, 2017

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9579 of March 21, 2017

National Agriculture Day, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

America's farmers and ranchers help feed the world,
fuel our Nation's economy, and lead global markets in
output and productivity. The efficiency of American
agriculture has provided this country with abundance
our ancestors could not have imagined.

The agriculture sector of the United States is
endlessly innovative. It continuously builds on its
centuries of progress through advances in science,
research, technology, safety, production, and marketing
to meet the demands of changing consumer needs and
complex world markets. The agriculture sector provides
jobs across our Nation, not just for farmers and
ranchers, but for foresters, scientists, processors,
shippers, firefighters, police, and retailers.

American agriculture is the largest positive
contributor to our Nation's net trade balance,
generating 10 percent of our exports and millions of
American jobs. America's farmers and ranchers provide a
safe and plentiful domestic food supply, which is vital
to our national security. Moreover, they safeguard our
sustainable resource base for future generations. As my
Administration fights for better trade deals,
agriculture will be an important consideration so that
its significant contributions will only increase in the
years ahead.

American farmers and ranchers are the heart and soul of
America and they represent the determined, self-reliant
character of our Nation. We are proud of American
agriculture and we recognize agriculture's critical
role to our Nation's bright future.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 March 21, 2017, as
National Agriculture Day. I encourage all Americans to
observe this day by recognizing the preeminent role
that agriculture plays in Americans' daily life,
acknowledging agriculture's continuing importance to
our country's economy, and expressing our deep
appreciation of farmers and ranchers across the Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.