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SCR26 • 2025

RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 22, 2025, AS “NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 22, 2025, AS “NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

Agriculture
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Huxtable
Last action
2025-03-18
Official status
Passed 3/18/25
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how it affects individuals or organizations beyond recognition.

Recognizing National Agriculture Week in Delaware

This resolution declares the week of March 16 through March 22, 2025, as 'National Agriculture Week' to recognize agriculture's importance in Delaware.

What This Bill Does

  • Declares a specific week as 'National Agriculture Week'.

Terms To Know

National Agriculture Week
A week designated to recognize the importance of agriculture in Delaware.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The resolution does not provide funding or specific actions beyond recognition.
  • It only applies to the week of March 16 through March 22, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in Senate

  2. 2025-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT

  3. 2025-03-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 22, 2025, AS “NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
This resolution recognizes the week of March 16 through March 22, 2025, as “National Agriculture Week” in Delaware.

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SPONSOR:

Sen. Huxtable & Rep. Carson

Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Lockman, Mantzavinos, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Townsend, Wilson; Reps. Bush, Dukes, Heffernan, Hilovsky, Jones Giltner, Morrison, Snyder-Hall, Yearick

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 26

RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF MARCH 16 THROUGH MARCH 22, 2025, AS “NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

WHEREAS, 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; and

WHEREAS, agriculture is a major staple of Delaware’s economy and an intrinsic aspect of its cultural history; and

WHEREAS, in 2024, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that Delaware has 520,000 acres of land operated for farm use, which is approximately one third of the state’s total area; and

WHEREAS, Delaware produces a range of agricultural products, including poultry, corn, soybeans, wheat, strawberries, apples, peaches, blueberries, cabbage, and other value-added products; and

WHEREAS, Delaware is a main center of chicken farming in the mid-Atlantic region, and chicken farmers in the Delmarva peninsula raised 601.1 million chickens, produced 4.4 billion pounds of chicken, and generated $4.4 billion in wholesale value in 2023; and

WHEREAS, Delaware is actively encouraging the growth of aquaculture in the Inland Bays through the Delaware Sea Grant; and

WHEREAS, Delaware has at least 23 community-run farmers markets, at least 91 farm stands, and at least 18 community supported agriculture programs operating throughout the state in 2024; and

WHEREAS, Delaware’s farmers markets exceeded 4 million dollars in sales for the first time in 2023, highlighting Delawareans preference to eat locally grown produce; and

WHEREAS, the State has permanently preserved over 150,000 acres of farmland through the Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Foundation to ensure that future generations of Delaware farmers have access to land; and

WHEREAS, National Agriculture Week recognizes the unique and irreplaceable value that farmers, ranchers, foresters, farmworkers, and other agricultural stewards have contributed to our Nation's past and present.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 153

rd

General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that the General Assembly recognizes the invaluable contributions of Delaware’s agriculture sector to the state, and hereby recognizes the week of March 16 through March 22, 2025, as, “National Agriculture Week” in the State of Delaware.

SYNOPSIS

This resolution recognizes the week of March 16 through March 22, 2025, as “National Agriculture Week” in Delaware.

Author: Senator Huxtable