National Agriculture Day, 2021

• Published date: 25 March 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 15777
• Record Number: 2021-06293
• Section: Presidential Documents
• Court: Executive Office Of The President

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 56 (Thursday, March 25, 2021)]
                [Presidential Documents]
                [Pages 15777-15778]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-06293] Presidential Documents
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                Title 3--
                The President
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                 Proclamation 10158 of March 22, 2021
                
                National Agriculture Day, 2021
                 By the President of the United States of America
                 A Proclamation
                 On National Agriculture Day, we recognize the unique
                 and irreplaceable value that farmers, ranchers,
                 foresters, farmworkers, and other agricultural stewards
                 have contributed to our Nation's past and present.
                 America's agriculture sector safeguards our Nation's
                 lands through sustainable management; ensures the
                 health and safety of animals, plants, and people;
                 provides a safe and abundant food supply; and
                 facilitates opportunities for prosperity and economic
                 development in rural America.
                 Over the last year, workers and other leaders across
                 the agriculture sector have stepped up to ensure a
                 stable food supply in the face of incredible challenges
                 prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmworkers, who
                 have always been vital to our food system, continued to
                 grow, harvest, and package food, often at great
                 personal risk. Local farmers helped to meet their
                 communities' needs by selling food directly to
                 consumers. Small meat processors increased their
                 capacity as demand for their services skyrocketed.
                 Restaurants found creative ways to bring food to
                 members of their communities. Grocers and grocery
                 workers also navigated new models, such as curbside
                 pickup and online sales.
                 These collective efforts helped get food to the
                 millions of adults and children in America experiencing
                 nutrition insecurity. Programs such as the Supplemental
                 Nutrition Assistance Program; the Special Supplemental
                 Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children;
                 school meals; and others focused on eliminating
                 nutrition insecurity play an integral role in making
                 sure that every family has enough food on the table.
                 As we overcome the pandemic and build back better, we
                 will advance an agriculture sector that works for
                 everyone. When I took office, I made a commitment
                 alongside Vice President Kamala Harris to put racial
                 equity at the forefront of our Administration's
                 priorities. For generations, Black, Indigenous, and
                 other farmers of color have contributed to sustaining
                 this Nation. They fed their communities, gave the
                 country new food products, and nourished communities
                 with rich food traditions. Yet for generations they
                 have faced the harmful effects of systemic racism. On
                 this National Agriculture Day, I remain determined to
                 address racial inequity and create an equitable space
                 for all to participate in the great American enterprise
                 of agriculture.
                 I also made a commitment to tackle the climate crisis.
                 Farmers, ranchers, and foresters play a critical role
                 in combating climate change. From sequestering carbon
                 in the soil to producing renewable energy on farms, we
                 will continue to innovate and create new revenue
                 streams for farmers and ranchers while building a
                 resilient agriculture sector.
                 NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 23,
                 2021, as National Agriculture Day. I call upon all
                 Americans to join me in recognizing and reaffirming our
                 commitment to and appreciation for our country's
                 farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and those
                 who work in the agriculture sector across the Nation.
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                 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
                 twenty-second day of March, in the year of our Lord two
                 thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the
                 United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                 fifth.
                
                
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