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Whereas agriculture from field-to-fork and pond-to-plate is an 
economic engine generating more than $258 billion in 
cash receipts annually for the United States economy; 
Whereas agricultural exports account for more than 20 per-
cent of United States exports; 
Whereas the agricultural industry is challenged to find ways 
to address the diverse needs of agriculture in regions 
with very different products, climates, and experiences 
and must continue to work together to find ways to both 
support agricultural production and ensure that con-
sumers continue to have access to the world’s safest and 
most abundant food and agriculture products; 
Whereas one of the challenges facing American agriculture is 
to continue to attract the best and brightest minds to the 
industry and to foster public awareness of agriculture’s 
role in the United States and world economy; 
Whereas fewer Americans understand the fundamental im-
portance of agriculture to American society; 
Whereas educating young Americans about agriculture and 
its importance to the United States is an investment that 
will pay off in future benefits as citizens of all ages, espe-
cially youth, will play a meaningful, hands-on role in de-
termining the future of American agriculture; 
Whereas greater public understanding and appreciation of the 
importance of agriculture to California, the United 
States, and the world is needed to secure a positive fu-
ture, in which the United States can rely on healthy food 
that is produced domestically; 
Whereas, as planners, conservationists, and other interested 
persons throughout the United States organize to help 
protect agricultural resources, the National Ag Science 
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Center in Stanislaus County, California, is preparing to 
educate and alert future generations about the need to 
preserve agricultural land and foster an understanding of 
the importance of agriculture; 
Whereas the National Ag Science Center will be a showcase 
of science and technology in American agriculture whose 
mission is to inspire, excite, and enrich people of all ages 
through unique, interactive opportunities that highlight 
the role science and technology contribute to the produc-
tion, processing, and marketing of America’s food and 
fiber; 
Whereas, on November 28, 2007, a memorandum of under-
standing for the dedication of a 3.5-acre site on the West 
Campus of Modesto Community College for the National 
Ag Science Center was executed by the Stanislaus County 
Ag Center Foundation and the Yosemite Community Col-
lege District; 
Whereas the name ‘‘National Ag Science Center’’ and an ac-
companying logo are registered by the United States Pat-
ent and Trademark Office; and 
Whereas the National Ag Science Center will enable future 
generations to help assure a healthy and profitable place 
for agriculture in the economy of California and the 
United States: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 
the facility under development by the Stanislaus County 
Ag Center Foundation, in Stanislaus County, California, 
known as the National Ag Science Center. 
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