HM 61 — PROTECT PROGRAMS VITAL TO NM ECONOMY

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 61ENCOURAGING 53RDTHE LEGISLATURENEW -MEXICO STATECONGRESSIONAL OFDELEGATION TO PROTECT PROGRAMS VITAL TO NEW MEXICOMEXICO'S -ECONOMY SECONDAND SESSIONTO ,NEW 2018MEXICO INTRODUCEDFAMILIES FUNDED BY GeorgeTHE Dodge,2018 Jr.FEDERAL FARM BILL.

6 8WHEREAS, 10New AMexico's MEMORIALagrarian ENCOURAGINGroots THEare NEWthousands MEXICOof CONGRESSIONALyears DELEGATIONold, TOand PROTECTfor PROGRAMSthe VITALlast TOfive NEWhundred MEXICO'Syears, ECONOMYdiverse ANDcultures TOhave NEWcultivated MEXICOand FAMILIESbeen FUNDEDsustained BYby THEfarming 2018and FEDERALranching; FARM BILL.

15and WHEREAS, Newtoday, Mexico's agrarian roots are thousands of years old, and for the lastNew fiveMexico hundredagriculture years,sector diverseprovides efood, tfiber 17 cultures have cultivated and beenfuel sustainedto byconsumers farmingaround andthe wglobe; l n d 18 ranching;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, today, the New Mexico agriculture sector providesis ione of the state's principal economic drivers, with a etotal routput 20valued food,at fibermore andthan fuelthree billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) annually, in addition to consumersdirectly aroundsupporting themore globe;than twenty-three thousand jobs;

and a t m m 21 WHEREAS, theas Newrequested Mexicoby agriculturea sector2017 ishouse onememorial, of the dNew rMexico estate 22university state'scooperative principalextension economicservice drivers,and withNew aMexico totalfirst outputdeveloped valuedthe cresilience ein sNew kMexico 23agriculture atstrategic moreplan, than three billion dollars ($3,000,000,000) annually, e a n b 24 in additionorder to directlysystematically supportingaddress morethe thanunprecedented twenty-threeissues ufacing [the thousandagriculture jobs;sector;

and .209974.1 WHEREAS, asafter requestedthirteen byregional ameetings, 2017task houseforce memorial,HM the61 Newdeliberations Mexico state university cooperative extension service and Newpublic Mexicocomment, first developed the resilience in New Page 1 Mexico agriculture strategic plan,plan inrecommends orderstrategies to systematicallyachieve addressgreater theagricultural unprecedentedand issuesnatural facingresources resiliency, as well as a secure future for the agriculturegenerations sector;of farmers and ranchers to come;

and 6 WHEREAS, afterimperative thirteento regionalNew meetings,Mexico taskagriculture's forceresilience deliberations and publicNew comment,Mexico's theeconomic resiliencevitality inis Newa Mexicobroad agriculturearray strategicof planfood recommendsand strategiesdevelopment toprograms, achieveadministered greaterby agriculturalthe andUnited naturalStates resourcesdepartment resiliency,of asagriculture, wellthrough the federal Agricultural Act of 2014, known as a"the securefarm futurebill", forauthorized by the generationsUnited ofStates farmerscongress andapproximately ranchersevery tofive come;years;

and 12 WHEREAS, imperativecongress to New Mexico agriculture's resilience and New Mexico's economic vitality is aconsidering broadlegislative arrayaction offor food and development programs, administered by the United2018 States department of agriculture, through the federal Agricultural Act of 2014, known as "the farm bill",bill; authorized by the United e e 17 States congress approximately every five years;

and eWHEREAS, ethe nresilience din 18New WHEREAS,Mexico congressagriculture task force believes that the federal farm bill is consideringvital legislativeto actionNew forMexico =and =to lthe ]health, 19safety and well-being of its communities and of its residents, as well as to the 2018goals federaland farmstrategies bill;of the working group;

and a l r i 20 WHEREAS, the resilience in New Mexico agriculturehas tasklong tbeen ethe a"chile tcapital forceof believes that the federalworld", farmand bill is vital to New m m 21 e d Mexico andhas tobecome the health,seventh-highest safetymilk-producing state and well-beingone of its r e 22 c e r c 23 communities and of its residents, as well as to the goalstop andthree epecan-producing astates nin b 24 strategies of the workingnation; group;

and uWHEREAS, [dairy WHEREAS,farmers Newand Mexicoother hascommodity longgrowers beenmust thenavigate "chilerisks capitalnot offaced .209974.1by -other 2private -businesses thein world",New Mexico, and Newthe Mexicofederal hasfarm becomebill enables the seventh-highestfarm milk-producingcredit stateHM and61 onePage of2 thesystem topto threeprovide pecan-producingdisaster statesassistance, incrop theinsurance, nation;margin protection and other risk-management tools that provide an income safety net;

and WHEREAS, dairyNew farmersMexico andhas otherthe commoditysecond-highest growersacreage mustin navigateenrollment risks not faced by other private businesses in Newthe 6conservation Mexico,stewardship program, and the federal farm bill enablescontributed thenearly farmforty creditmillion systemdollars ($40,000,000) in 2016 to providefarmers' disasterand assistance,ranchers' cropvoluntary insurance,conservation margininitiatives protectionto prevent soil erosion, preserve and otherrestore risk-managementwetlands, toolsclean thatthe provideair anand incomewater safetyand net;enhance wildlife;

and WHEREAS, New Mexico has the second-highest acreage in enrollment2016, inNew theMexico conservationshared stewardshipwith program,other andstates thepart 12of federaltwo farmhundred billforty-three contributed nearly forty million dollars ($40,000,000)($243,000,000) inauthorized 2016for toexport farmers'initiatives, andsuch ranchers'as voluntarythe conservationmarket initiativesaccess toprogram prevent soil erosion, preserve and restoreforeign wetlands,market cleandevelopment theprogram; air and water and enhance wildlife;

and e e 17 WHEREAS, inthe 2016,federal Newfarm Mexicobill sharedprovides withfood otherassistance statesand partnutrition eeducation eto nfamilies dand 18enables oflow-income twochildren hundredand forty-threeseniors millionto dollarsaccess ($243,000,000)fresh, =healthy =foods lthrough ]programs 19like authorized for export initiatives, such as the marketsupplemental accessnutrition aassistance l r i 20 program and foreign market development program;

and tWHEREAS, ein afiscal tyear WHEREAS,2016, the federalsupplemental farmnutrition billassistance providesprogram foodprovided assistanceabout msix mhundred 21ninety emillion ddollars and($690,000,000) nutritionin educationfood benefits to familiesa andmonthly enablesaverage low-incomeof rmore ethan 22four chundred eseventy-one rthousand cNew 23Mexicans, childrencreating anda seniorsmultiplier toeffect accessof fresh,one healthydollar foodseighty throughcents eHM a61 nPage b3 24($1.80) programsfor likeevery one dollar ($1.00) invested in the supplemental nutrition assistance program;

u [ and .209974.1 - 3 - WHEREAS, inthanks fiscalto year 2016, the supplementalfederal nutritionfarm assistancebill, programthe providedUnited aboutStates sixdepartment hundredof ninetyagriculture millionrural dollarsdevelopment ($690,000,000)invested in food benefits to a monthly average of more than fourseven hundred seventy-onemillion thousanddollars New($700,000,000) Mexicans,from creating2009 ato multiplier2015 effectto ofstimulate onejob dollarand eightyeconomic centsgrowth ($1.80) 6 for every one dollar ($1.00) invested in theNew supplementalMexico's nutritionrural assistanceand program;tribal areas;

and WHEREAS, thanksfederal-farm-bill-funded toresearch theand federalextension farmprograms bill,delivered theby UnitedNew StatesMexico departmentstate ofuniversity agricultureempower rurallarge developmentand investedsmall moreagricultural thanoperations sevento hundredcompete millionwith dollarsand ($700,000,000)outperform fromfarmers toin 2015other tocountries stimulateby jobbeing andmore economicefficient, growthmore ininnovative Newand 12more Mexico'sproductive ruralwith andlimited tribalresources; areas;

and WHEREAS, federal-farm-bill-fundedfarmers research and extensionranchers programshave delivereda byvested Newinterest Mexicoin stateseeing universityNew empowerMexico's largeforests andflourishing, small agricultural operations to compete with and outperformthe farmersfederal infarm otherbill countriesprovides bytools beingto moremitigate efficient,wildfires, emanage epublic 17access more innovative and moreprotect productivelivestock; with limited resources;

and eWHEREAS, eagriculture nhas dplayed 18a WHEREAS,critical farmersrole andin ranchersincreasing havethe aavailability vestedof interesthome-grown inand =renewable =energy lsources, ]making 19New seeingMexico Newa Mexico'sleader forestsin flourishing,energy development, and the federal farm a l r i 20 bill provideswill toolsfurther toadvance mitigatethe wildfires,adoption manageof publicnew accesstechnologies tby efarmers a t and protectranchers; livestock;

and mWHEREAS, mNew 21Mexico eis dproud WHEREAS,to agriculturebe has played a criticalsignificant rolespecialty incrop-producing rstate, emade 22possible cthrough e r c 23 increasing the availabilityfederal offarm home-grownbill, andwhich renewablesupports energyproducers' eefforts ato nHM b61 24Page sources,4 makingenhance Newspecialty Mexicocrops athrough leader in energy development, and u [ the federalspecialty farmcrop billblock willgrant furtherprogram, advanceas thewell adoptionas ofefforts newto .209974.1detect -and 4eradicate -invasive technologiespests; by farmers and ranchers;

and WHEREAS, Newfarm Mexicoservice isagency proudloan toguarantees beand afinancing significantprograms, specialtysupported crop-producingby state, made possible through the federal farm bill, whichmake supportsfarming producers'and effortsvalue-added agricultural operations accessible to enhancetribal specialtymembers, cropsbeginners, throughminorities, thewomen specialtyand cropurban blockproducers, grantin program,addition asto wellenabling 6farms asand effortsranches to detectbe andtransferred eradicateto invasivethe pests;next generation;

andNOW, WHEREAS,THEREFORE, farmBE serviceIT agencyRESOLVED loanBY guaranteesTHE andHOUSE financingOF programs,REPRESENTATIVES supportedOF byTHE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the New Mexico congressional delegation be strongly encouraged to protect New Mexico's interests, as they relate to the 2018 federal farm bill, maketo farmingprovide income stability for farmers and value-addedranchers, agriculturalto operationssupport accessiblenext-generation farmers and ranchers, to tribalprotect members,land beginners,and minorities,natural womenresources, to open and urbanensure producers,access into additionglobal markets, to enablingempower farmsrural and ranchestribal communities and to behelp transferredNew toMexico thefamilies 12access nextnutritious generation;foods;

NOW,and THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that thecopies Newof Mexicothis congressionalmemorial delegation be stronglytransmitted encouraged to protectmembers Newof Mexico's interests, as they relate to the 2018 federal farm e e 17 bill, to provide income stability for farmers and ranchers, to e e n d 18 support next-generation farmers and ranchers, to protect land = = l ] 19 and natural resources, to open and ensure access to global a l r i 20 markets, to empower rural and tribal communities and to help t e a t New Mexico familiescongressional accessdelegation. nutritious foods;

andHM m61 mPage 215 e25 d BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be r e 22 c e r c 23 transmitted to members of the New Mexico congressional e a n b 24 delegation.

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