COMMENDING ARKANSAS FARMERS, RANCHERS, AND FORESTERS FOR THEIR VITAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SECURITY AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS AND THE NATION.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Roger Lynch

HR 1052 is a nonbinding Arkansas House resolution that formally commends farmers, ranchers, and foresters for their economic impact and contributions to rural communities.

READ AND ADOPTED.

Overview / Purpose

HR 1052 is a House resolution introduced in the Arkansas House of Representatives (95th General Assembly) that formally commends Arkansas farmers, ranchers, and foresters for their contributions to the state’s economy, natural resources, and community life. The resolution is a non‑binding expression of appreciation; it does not create new law, appropriate funds, or change regulatory policy.

Key findings and statements in the resolution

The resolution asserts and formally recognizes facts about Arkansas agriculture and forestry, including:
- Nearly 20% of Arkansas’s economy is based on food, fiber, and forestry.
- Two‑thirds (2/3) of Arkansas counties rely heavily on farming and forestry as their economic base.
- Agriculture- and food-related activities provide more than 240,000 jobs and employ about 1 in every 7 Arkansans.
- Agricultural activity generates over $24 billion annually for the Arkansas economy.
- Arkansas is a top‑third state for agricultural cash farm receipts and a top‑five national producer of rice, broiler chickens, cotton, catfish, and turkeys.
- The state has more than 37,400 farms on nearly 14 million acres and over 19 million acres of forestland.
- Arkansas ranks fourteenth nationally in agricultural cash receipts.

Based on these findings, the resolution expresses the House’s appreciation for the role of farmers, ranchers, and foresters in feeding and clothing people worldwide, providing wildlife habitat and environmental stewardship, supporting rural leadership, and contributing tax revenues that fund state and local services.

Effect / Impact

Practical effect: purely ceremonial and symbolic. It recognizes and commends individuals and industries but imposes no mandates, funding, or regulatory changes.

Primary beneficiaries: Arkansas farmers, ranchers, foresters, rural communities, and sectors tied to the state agricultural economy (symbolic recognition, political messaging).

Procedural history / timeline

Introduced: February 6, 2025 (by Representative Lynch).

Committee referrals and readings occurred in February 2025.

Recorded as “READ AND ADOPTED” (February 25, 2025) and later recorded on legislative calendars with adoption actions in May 2025 (placed on Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions Calendar, laid before the House, reported enrolled and adopted May 23–24, 2025).

Note on document inconsistencies

The packet includes an unrelated caption line naming an act (the “Undoing Nationwide Programs and Limiting Unnecessary Grants for Electric Vehicles Act — UNPLUG EVs Act”) and a list of federal House members among sponsors. These items appear inconsistent with the Arkansas state House resolution text and likely reflect mixed or misattributed metadata. The substantive text summarized above is the Arkansas House Resolution commending agricultural producers.

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