A3B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 25, 1995
Pa. Celebrates Ag Day
(Contlnuad from Pag* A 1)
ture employs 21 million people,
18 percent of the labor force.”
Further citing agriculture’s pro
ductivity, Secretary Brosius noted
that an average family of four con
sumes some 3,000 pounds of food
annually, and spends the smallest
percentage of disposable income
for food, 11.4 percent, of any of
the world’s major industrialized
nations.
By comparison, he related,
Japanese consumers spend 21 per-
Penn’s Agri-Women
Support
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —The annual Ag Day buffet
in the Capitol's beautiful East
Wing Rotunda originated about 10
years ago as an agriculture educa
tion program of Penn’s Agri-
Women.
Penn’s Agri-Women (PAW)
was formed in October, 1977, as a
state affiliate of the national orga
nization, American Agri-Women
(AAW).
Agri-Women’s motto
is: “We can do
it...together.” In its mis
sion statement, “Call To
Power,” Agri-Women’s
founders acknowledge
that food is a global
concern and accept the
responsibilities of sup
porting American agri
culture and the family.
“In a sense, we are to
the farmer what a public
relations firm and an
advertising agency are
to other multi-million
dollar business,” stated
charier member Gail
McPherson, York
County, a founder of
both AAW and PAW,
and current state
treasurer.
Membership encom
passes numerous com
modities, giving mem
bers the opportunity to
learn about other types
of agriculture while
working together on
goals common to the
combined ag communi
ty. Training members
for public relations and
public speaking enables
them to be more effec
tive carriers of the agri
culture message.
Education of con
sumers and the non
farming community
has, and continues to
be, a key focus of Agri-
Women. To that end,
Agri-Women remains
active in such events as
National Agriculture
Day, development of
Ag In The Classroom
programs, testifying at
state and national gov
ernmental hearings and
maintaining ongoing
contact with state and
national legislative
representatives.
cent of their disposable income on
food, Italians spend 26 percent,
while in China, food takes 53 per
cent of consumer’s income.
In celebration of National Agri
culture Day, Secretary Brosius
was presented a gift basket of Pen
nsylvania fruit and related com
modity items by Penn’s Agri-
Women, which initiated the Ag
Day luncheon buffet at the Capitol
several years ago.
A second basket was sent to
(Turn to Pag* A 39)
For You
Agri-Women extends a mem
bership invitation to all women
interested in the preservation and
promotion of agriculture. Penn’s
Agri-Women’s annual dues of $l5
include membership in both PAW
and AAW, and may be sent to
treasurer Gail McPherson, 252
East Maple Lawn Road, New
Park, PA 17352.
Please include complete name,
address, county, telephone num
ber and agriculture commodity(s)
produced. For more information,
contact Gail McPherson at (717)
382-4878 or PAW president Pat
Sueck, (717) 862-3486.
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