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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 562 

Designating March 24, 2022, as ‘‘National Women in Agriculture Day’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2022 

Ms. ERNST (for herself, Ms. SMITH, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. LUMMIS, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 

Ms. WARREN, Ms. SINEMA, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. SHAHEEN, 

Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BRAUN, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. THUNE, Mr. MARSHALL, 

Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. MORAN, Mr. RISCH, 

Mr. TESTER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. GRAHAM, 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. DAINES, Mr. CRAMER, 

Mr. KING, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. KELLY, Mr. 

WICKER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

CARDIN, Ms. CANTWELL, and Ms. HIRONO) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating March 24, 2022, as ‘‘National Women in 

Agriculture Day’’. 

Whereas the United States proudly recognizes agriculture as 

one of the most impactful industries of the United States, 

and acknowledges the countless women who help agriculture prosper both at home and abroad; 


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Whereas there are more than 1,200,000 female agricultural 

producers in the United States, making up more than a 

third of the agricultural producers in the United States; 

Whereas, in 2017, farms operated by women in the United 

States sold $148,000,000,000 in agricultural products, 

accounting for 38 percent of the total agriculture sales in 

the United States for that year; 

Whereas, in addition to leading farming operations, women 

working in agriculture make a difference across the 

United States in various commodity and industry fields, 

such as research and development, manufacturing, sales 

and distribution, agricultural education, agribusiness and 

advocacy, which extends benefits to individuals across the 

globe through the international trade of the United 

States; 

Whereas the United States recognizes that women are vital 

in fostering the next generation of the agricultural workforce by promoting STEM and agricultural education and 

entrepreneurial and community initiatives and by serving 

as mentors for 4-H, FFA, the Cooperative Extension 

System, and numerous postsecondary agricultural science 

educator programs; 

Whereas March is National Women’s History Month; and 

Whereas female professionals, instructors, and leaders in the 

agricultural field should be celebrated for their efforts 

during National Ag Week, which takes place between 

March 21 and March 25, 2022: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates March 24, 2022, as ‘‘National 

3 Women in Agriculture Day’’; 


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1 (2) recognizes the important role of women in 

2 agriculture as producers, educators, leaders, men3 tors, and more; and 

4 (3) encourages all citizens to— 

5 (A) recognize women working in agri6 culture; and 

7 (B) praise the significant positive impact 

8 those women have on the food resources and 

9 the agricultural workforce of the United States 

10 by encouraging and empowering women to— 

11 (i) enter the agricultural field, which 

12 is a high-demand field of work; 

13 (ii) cultivate opportunities to lead; and 

14 (iii) feed a hungry world. 

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