For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 19, 2003
National Farm-City Week, 2003
By the President of the United State of America
A Proclamation
During National Farm-City Week, Americans honor the hard work of
the men and women who earn a living from the land, and we recognize the
importance of their partnerships with urban communities.
Our farmers and ranchers face many challenges, including weather,
crop disease, and uncertain pricing. Yet with hard work and a love of
the land, they have helped America build the most productive
agricultural economy in the world. This industry generates 16 percent
of America's Gross Domestic Product and employs 17 percent of our
workforce.
Our farmers and ranchers build and sustain this industry with the
help of others. While farmers and ranchers manage almost half of our
Nation's land, they need processors, shippers, retailers, food service
providers, and many others to move their products from the farm to the
homes of Americans and people around the world. As these cooperative
networks provide us with food, clothing, and energy, they help to
create a prosperous future for America and the world.
As we celebrate National Farm-City Week, I urge citizens to learn
more about the American farm-city partnership and how it strengthens
our country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 21 through
November 27, 2003, as National Farm-City Week. I encourage all
Americans to join in recognizing the hard work, entrepreneurship, and
ingenuity of those who produce and promote America's agricultural
goods.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day
of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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