Bill Clinton

“ Farming, an integral and pervasive aspect of our economy, is critically important in the daily lives of all Americans.
In our markets, farmers offer us the world's safest and most diverse food supply. But agriculture also touches every other facet of our lives: from shirts to schoolbooks, from prescription drugs to the lumber in our homes. The quality of our lives is due in large measure to the efficient productivity of agricultural workers.
Agriculture, America's number one industry, provides 21 million jobs and is the single largest contributor to our net trade balance. ”

“ On this day, I ask all Americans to consider our reliance on agriculture—the farmers, scientists, processors, shippers, grocers, and others who spend their days providing us with the basics of a good life. ”

“ When American food alleviates the hunger of starving children at home or abroad, we are all enriched. Farmers and farmworkers have always exemplified the virtues of patient hard work, of respect for the land, with an under-standing of our responsibility as stewards of the Earth, of careful management of limited resources, and of resiliency in the face of natural disasters. ”