00                   HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9                                                                    
01 Proclaiming Alaska Agriculture Day for 2005 and 2006.                                                                   
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
03       WHEREAS agriculture is the foundation of every civilization; and                                                
04       WHEREAS American agriculture, and Alaska agriculture in particular, has a history                               
05 of innovation, stewardship, and progress; and                                                                           
06       WHEREAS each American farmer feeds an average of 144 people; and                                                
07       WHEREAS Alaska's agricultural industry adds more than $50,000,000 to the state's                                
08 economy each year; and                                                                                                  
09       WHEREAS Alaska farmers provide fresh, wholesome, locally produced agricultural                                  
10 products to  Alaskans, who otherwise must rely entirely on imported agricultural products;                              
11 and                                                                                                                     
12       WHEREAS the need for agricultural literacy has increased as the number of people                                
13 living on farms has decreased;                                                                                          
14       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature proclaims the first Tuesday of                                 
15 May 2005, and the first Tuesday of May 2006, as Alaska Agriculture Day in recognition of                                
16 the contribution of Alaska farmers and those in related industries; and be it                                           

01       FURTHER RESOLVED that Alaska Agriculture Day be commemorated by                                                 
02 celebratory events, projects, and activities aimed at people of all ages to increase their                              
03 awareness and appreciation of Alaska agriculture and agriculture in general.