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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 539 

Congratulating the Department of Agronomy in the College of Agriculture 

at Kansas State University for 100 years of excellent service to Kansas 

agriculture. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 24, 2006 

Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2006 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Department of Agronomy in the College 

of Agriculture at Kansas State University for 100 years 

of excellent service to Kansas agriculture. 

Whereas, in 2006, the Department of Agronomy in the College of Agriculture at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, celebrates its centennial year; 

Whereas Kansas State Agricultural College was established 

under the Morrill Act as the first land-grant college in 

the United States in 1863 and, in July 1906, the Kansas 

Board of Regents established the Department of Agronomy in the College of Agriculture at the Kansas State 

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Whereas, since its inception, the Department of Agronomy 

has exemplified the land-grant mission by providing 

statewide leadership in teaching, research, and extension 

programs in crop breeding, crop production, range 

science, soil science, and weed science; 

Whereas advances in sciences studied at the Department of 

Agronomy have had a major impact in insuring the profitability of Kansas agriculture while sustaining the natural resources and improving the livelihood of all Kansans; 

Whereas the faculty in the Department of Agronomy also 

have made significant international contributions to world 

food production and natural resources sustainability, including participation and leadership in long-term projects 

in India, the Philippines, Nigeria, Morocco, and Botswana; 

Whereas the faculty in the Department of Agronomy have 

distinguished themselves by receiving numerous university and national awards in teaching, research, and extension and provided service and leadership for national and 

international professional societies; 

Whereas the faculty in the Department of Agronomy have 

conducted research for sustainable, efficient crop and 

range production systems that conserve natural resources 

and protect environmental quality; 

Whereas, today, a majority of the acres of wheat and a significant number of acres of alfalfa, soybean, and canola 

in Kansas are planted with varieties developed in the Department of Agronomy; 

Whereas the Department of Agronomy extension specialists 

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garding soil fertility, conservation of soil and water resources, tillage and production systems, evaluation of 

crop varieties and hybrids, and protection of the environment, thus, keeping Kansas agriculture efficient and 

competitive; 

Whereas the Department of Agronomy faculty have prepared 

students in agronomy to effectively serve agriculture and 

society by feeding the world and protecting soil and water 

resources; 

Whereas the alumni of the Department of Agronomy have 

distinguished themselves in the public and private sectors 

as crop, soil, range, and weed science professionals and 

have become farmers, extension agents, educators, administrators, consultants, representatives, scientists, missionaries, military officers, contractors, and a host of other 

professionals; and 

Whereas many alumni of the Department of Agronomy have 

become leaders in their communities, academia, industry, 

and government, contributing significantly to world agriculture by making hybrid corn a reality, developing seeds 

for the Green Revolution, developing sorghum into an important crop, breeding ‘‘Miracle Rice’’ for Asia, and leading national programs in wheat, barley, oat, and alfalfa: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate congratulates and com2 mends the Department of Agronomy in the College of Ag3 riculture at Kansas State University for 100 years of ex4 cellent service to Kansas agriculture, the citizens of Kan5 sas, the United States, and the world. 

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