Presidential Document2023-06106
National Agriculture Day, 2023
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March 23, 2023
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March 20, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 17363-17364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06106]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 56 / Thursday, March 23, 2023 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 10532 of March 20, 2023
National Agriculture Day, 2023
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
American farms remind us of the beauty and generosity
of our Nation. They feed the country and the world, and
with each new planting season, they embody that most
American of things--possibilities. On National
Agriculture Day, we celebrate all the farmers,
farmworkers, ranchers, fishers, foresters, and other
agricultural workers who do so much to make our Nation
strong, fuel our economy, and steward our lands.
America owes them.
There is a common spirit across America's agricultural
community: a respect for tradition, a drive to
innovate, and a commitment to never giving up--even
when the going gets tough. Small farmers, ranchers, and
meat processors also face many challenges. Extreme
weather, made worse by the climate crisis, is
destroying crops and decimating herds. Markets for
seeds, feed, and fertilizer are dominated by a few
large companies, raising the cost of doing business.
Corporate consolidation has reduced what small
producers can get in exchange for their crops and
livestock, lowering farmer incomes and workers'
paychecks. Too many feel forced to give up farms that
their families spent generations growing. A lack of
competition has distorted the market.
I have often said that capitalism without competition
is not capitalism--it is exploitation. My
Administration is working to promote fair competition
across our economy, including in agriculture. We are
encouraging antitrust agencies to focus on anti-
competitive practices in agricultural markets. We are
working to secure the so-called ``right to repair'' so
farmers can fix their own machinery and tractors,
rather than being required to send them back to the
manufacturer. We are making it easier for farmers to
bring claims against exploitative poultry processors,
and the American Rescue Plan has invested $1 billion to
help smaller meat processors expand operations.
To ease rising costs, we are also investing $500
million in domestic independent fertilizer production
and expanding crop insurance to support more farmers
who are willing to risk double cropping. The Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law is rebuilding roads, bridges,
railways, and ports and is expanding broadband,
particularly in rural areas, which will transform
supply chains. The Inflation Reduction Act is investing
a historic $40 billion in climate-smart agriculture and
other programs that can help producers stay on their
lands, including approximately $18 billion for
conservation and easements and $3.1 billion in relief
for distressed borrowers. The Act also dedicates
resources to help address generations of systemic
discrimination that have denied farmers of color equal
access to opportunities and credit.
We will also keep fighting for the farm and food
workers who form the backbone of our economy, working
with unions to improve workforce training and workplace
safety--whether on farms and ranches, at processing or
packing plants, or in delivery and food preparation.
Every worker is entitled to fair pay, safe conditions,
and the free and fair choice to join a union. That
includes the large portion of agricultural workers who
are undocumented, many of whom have built lives and
worked here for decades.
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In return for all that they have done to keep America
running, undocumented farmworkers should have a pathway
to citizenship. Our economy needs them, and they
deserve dignity and respect.
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 21,
2023, 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, farmworkers, ranchers, fishers, foresters, and
all those who work in the agriculture sector across the
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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[FR Doc. 2023-06106
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