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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADF, BY: Fred Henn ~ OFFICE: County Judge
MEETING DATE: March 11.2002 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
Consider and discuss adoption of Resolution declaring March 17 to 23, 2002, as National Agriculture
Week in Kerr County.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT:
County Jude
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Title 5, Chapter
551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON:
5:00 P.M. previous Tuesday.

All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been
prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Caurt Meetings. Your cooperation will be
appreciated and contribute towazds you request being addressed at the eazliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules
Adopted by Commissioners' Court.
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SUSAN COMBS, COMMISSIONER
TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
P.O. Box 12847
AIb17N, rFxAS 78711
X512) 463-7476
FAx (5l2) 463 1 l04
FOR rNE REARING IMPMRED:
t-S00-735-2988 (volcE)
t-800-735-2989 (ruu)
wtvw.agr.state.tx. us
Making Texas the nation's
leader in agriculture wfiile
providing efficient and
estraordinar7~ service.
February 25, 2002
Judge Frederick L. Henneke
Kerr County
700 Main Street
Kemille, Texas 78028
Dear Judge Henneke:
Agriculture begins with the land, but it embraces an industry that provides
products essential to our everyday lives. The week of March 17 to 23 is National
Agriculture Week in Texas, a time when we recognize the rich heritage that is
agriculture. During this week, I ask you to join me in honoring the farmers and
ranchers whose dedication and commitment to the land and people of Texas make
our agricultural industry thrive.
Educating people about agriculture helps to instill in them a profound sense of
where things come from. It focuses their attention upon the impact agriculture has
on their lives, from the food they eat to the clothes they wear to the resources they
use at home and at work.
Please join me again in honoring our agricultural community by adopting an Ag
Week proclamation for your jurisdiction and by using the enclosed information to
focus the spotlight upon [his valuable resource that means so much to your area.
If you need additional information or assistance with Agriculture Week activities,
contact Jo Moss at (512) 475-1658, a-mail Jo.Moss@agr.state.tx.us.
Sincerely,
~.
Susan Combs
Commissioner
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION
From the hustle and bustle of the city to the quiet of a West Texas prairie, this
state is as diverse as its people yet bound with the common thread that is Texas
agriculture. That thread comes from the hard work and dedication of Texas farmers,
ranchers and many other agriculture professionals.
Each and every Texan has a vital stake in agriculture. As the state's second-
largest industry, agriculture has an annual impact of $80 billion on the Texas economy.
One out of every five Texans works in an agriculture-related industry, and about 80
percent of the state's land is used for farming and ranching.
Agriculture is all around us - in chemistry, communications, rural economics,
international business, and satellite and computer technologies. What's more, Texas
agriculture produces large quantities of high quality food and fiber. It plays a major role
in health and nutrition as well as in water conservation, rural economic development,
global trade and the preservation of the environment. When we say `GO TEXAN,' we are
reminding everyone that the product is homegrown and sold by friends and neighbors
who care about their land and the quality of their products.
Understanding agriculture gives us a sense of where things come from and how
those things are important in our daily lives.
Whether you produce the food and fiber, prepare and deliver the finished
products, or just consume them, you can take pride in Texas agriculture. It is an industry
that continues to meet the ever-increasing needs of consumers throughout Texas and
around the world.
Therefore I, Susan Combs, do hereby proclaim the week of March 17 to 23, 2002,
as NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK IN TEXAS and urge all Texans to
recognize those producers who help add quality to our lives.
In official recognition whereof, I hereby affix my signature this ------ day of --
------, 2002.
Susan Combs
Commissioner
Texas Department of Agriculture
RESOLUTION
NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK TEXAS
MARCH 17 TO 23, 2002
WHEREAS,	the week of March 17 to 23, 2002, is NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK IN TEXAS, as proclaimed by
	Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs, and
WHEREAS,	throughout our history people have confirmed the vast resources of our land, and
WHEREAS,	Sam Houston reported to the President of the United States, "I have traveled neaz 500 miles across Texas,
	and am now enabled to judge pretty near correctly of the soil, and the resources of the Country, and I have
	no hesitancy in pronouncing it the finest country in its extent upon the globe," and
WHEREAS,	T.R. Fehrenbach wrote, "Our ancestors came to Texas in seazch of land. And land became the basis of the
	Texas dream," and
WHEREAS, Davy Crockett said, "I must say as to what I have seen of Texas, it is the garden spot of the world, the best
land and the best prospects for health I ever saw, and I do believe it is a fortune to any man to come here,"
and
WHEREAS,	agriculture is all azound us-~n farms and ranches, in chemistry, communications, rural economics,
	international business and satellite and computer technologies. Each and every Texan has a vital stake in
	agriculture, and
WHEREAS,	Texas farmers and ranchers have made agriculture the second-largest industry, generating S80 billion for
	the state's economy annually, and
WHEREAS,	the Lone Staz State leads the nation in the number of farms and ranches, with almost 80 percent of the land
	involved in some form of agricultural production-including livestock, crops, aquaculture, horticulture and
	forestry, and
WHEREAS,	Texas agriculture produces lazge quantities of high quality food and fiber, and plays a major role in health
	and nutrition as well as in water conservation, rural economic development, global trade and the
	preservation of the environment, and
WHEREAS,	it is an industry that continues to meet the ever-increasing needs of consumers in Texas, and around the
	world, Now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED,	that the Commissioners' Court of Kerr County declazes this National Agriculture Week in Kerr County,
	and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the commissioners' court urges everyone in our area to learn more about the role of
agriculture here, shaze that knowledge with the young people in our azea, and recognize the farmers,
ranchers, and [heir families who wntribute so much [o this county, this state, this nation and the world.
THEREFORE, IN OFFICIAL RECOGNITION WHEREOF, we the undersigned do hereby affix our signatures this
Mazch 2002.
~~
tl ~ F e Henneke
1 ~ , Kerr County Judge
~,
H.A. "Buster" Baldwin
Commissioner Pct. #1
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William "Bill" Williams
Commissioner Pd. #2
1 I'" day of
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE CONTACT: ALLEN SPELCE
~~~~{ OF,tC~ MARCH 18, 2002 BEVERLY BOYD
A, ~,~ (512)463-7664
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a~°• .3~C COMBS SAYS NATIONAL AGRICULTURE WEEK IS A
l'EXAS
TIME TO HONOR THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY
SUSAN COMBS, COMMISSIONER
TEXAS DEPARTMENT AUSTIN -Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs announced [ha[ March 17 to 23 is
of AGRICULTURE National Agriculture Week in Texas.
"Each and every Texan has a vital stake in agriculture," Combs said. "During this week
we honor the hard work and dedication of Texas farmers, ranchers and many other agriculture
professionals in our state's food and fiber industry. These are the individuals who ensure that we
have an abundant, reliable and affordable supply of food, natural fiber, horticultural, forestry and
other agricultural products."
Combs kicked off National Agriculture Week in Texas by signing a proclamation and
with a display at the state capitol saluting Texas' farms and ranches that have been in continuous
operation for 100 years or more. The Commissioner recognized those farmers and ranchers on
March 15, during the 27s' Annual Family Land Heritage Ceremony.
"It is easy for us to take for granted our agricultural abundance, which is why it is
important that we recognize the rich heritage that makes this all possible," CDmhs said. "For
generations, Texas farmers and ranchers and their families have worked hazd to build an industry
that accounts for about 7 percent of the total U.S. agricultural income and is the second-lazgest
industry in Texas."
From the Gulf Coast to the Panhandle, Texas is the most agriculturally diverse state.
Agriculture generates $80 billion annually throughout the state's economy, and one out of every
five Texans works in an agriculture-related industry.
"Texas agriculture plays a major role in health and nutrition as well as in water
conservation, rural economic development, global trade and the preservation of the
environment," Combs said. "National Agriculture Week gives us a chance to recognize the
people who continually enrich our lives in so many ways.
"Agriculture begins with the land, yet it embraces an industry that provides products
essential to our everyday lives. Whether you produce the food and fiber, prepare and deliver the
Al[ TDA press finished products, or consume them," Combs said, "you can take pride in Texas agriculture."
releases are also
available via the -30-
lnternet at
www.agr.state.tx.us