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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Board members of the Texas Seed Trade Association, |
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the Texas Sorghum Association, and the Texas Grain Sorghum |
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Producers Board are gathering at the State Capitol on February 9, |
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2017, for a joint legislative conference; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1933, the Texas Seed Trade Association |
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represents 130 companies that are involved in the breeding, |
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development, growth, and sale of our state's seed supply; these |
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companies are responsible for 80 percent of the world's sorghum |
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seed, as well as the production of cotton, rice, wheat, peanut, |
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fruit, and vegetable seed; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Sorghum Association provides a voice for |
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sorghum producers across Texas by advocating for its members' |
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interests on regulation and policy issues at the state level, and it |
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also works closely with National Sorghum Producers; and |
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WHEREAS, Overseen by the Texas Department of Agriculture, the |
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Texas Grain Sorghum Producers Board supports the state's sorghum |
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industry through research, promotion, and information; and |
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WHEREAS, Each of these valuable organizations greatly |
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benefits citizens of the Lone Star State through its immeasurable |
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contributions to the agricultural sector, and it is indeed a |
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privilege to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Seed Trade Association, the |
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Texas Sorghum Association, and the Texas Grain Sorghum Producers |
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Board on the occasion of their legislative conference at the State |
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Capitol; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for each of these organizations as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |