Bill Text: GA HR2115 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Ga. farmers; challenge agri. organizations to promote sustainability; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - House Read and Adopted [HR2115 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR2115-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 2115
By:
Representatives McCall of the
30th,
England of the
108th,
Burns of the
157th,
Roberts of the
154th,
Sellier of the
136th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Georgia farmers and challenging agricultural organizations to promote
sustainability by educating their members on the 4Rs; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgia leaders who propose sustainability policies should also consider
supporting practices that "sustain" the "ability" of Georgia farmers to produce
for the needs of this nation and the world; and
WHEREAS,
plant nutrients sustain healthy plant growth and ensure abundant supplies of
food, fiber, and fuel for our citizens; and
WHEREAS,
as responsible stewards of the environment, Georgia farmers embrace, at an
increasing rate, a myriad of technologies that improve precision in modern
agriculture and avoid waste; and
WHEREAS,
further adoption of precision agriculture practices will yield higher degrees of
stewardship and greater profitability for Georgia farm families;
and
WHEREAS,
the concept of Right Source, Right Rate, Right Time, and Right Place (the 4Rs),
developed by the International Plant Nutrition Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, is
an outstanding communication tool for public awareness and education on best
planting and farming practices; and
WHEREAS,
all agricultural organizations in Georgia are challenged to promote the 4R
Nutrient Stewardship Framework to their members as a best management practice in
order to promote sustainability and effectively deliver quality crops to the
people of this nation and the world.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the hardworking and resourceful farmers of Georgia who make a
positive impact on this state's economy and environment, recognize the
importance of sustainability polices that aid the Georgia farmer in providing
quality and affordable food to the people of Georgia, and challenge agricultural
organizations to promote sustainability by educating their members on the
4Rs.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the Georgia
Agribusiness Council, Georgia Farm Bureau, Georgia Plant Food Educational
Society, and Georgia Poultry Federation for further distribution to the
agricultural community of Georgia.
