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Proc 10712ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10712

National Agriculture Day, 2024

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates March 19, 2024, as National Agriculture Day and calls on Americans to recognize farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, fishers, foresters, and agricultural workers. The text includes extensive policy messaging about rural investment, antitrust measures, climate-smart agriculture, and farmworker rights, but contains no binding directives, deadlines, or mandates to executive branch officials.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 20093

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 89 FR 20093

    Federal Register PDF

  3. National Agriculture Day observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim March 19, 2024 as National Agriculture Day
  • Call upon all Americans to recognize and reaffirm commitment to agricultural workers

What to expect

Immediate

  • National Agriculture Day observance on March 19, 2024

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Extensive policy advocacy in proclamation text blurs line between ceremonial and political messaging; no legal effect on cited programs
  • References to pending legislative goals (pathway to citizenship for undocumented farmworkers) without actionable authority
Proclamation 10712: National Agriculture Day, 2024 · Executive Orders