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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR McSorely
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
01-31-08
HB
SHORT TITLE “Farm & Ranch Workers’ Day"
SM 6
ANALYST Padilla
Duplicates HM 5.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Synopsis of Bill
Senate Memorial 6 declares January 31, 2008 as “Farm and Ranch Workers’ Day" at the Senate
to honor the hard-working people who play an important role in New Mexico’s economy.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Memorial honoring the hard-working people of New Mexico states as follows:
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Agriculture’s contribution to New Mexico’s heritage and economic health is well known.
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In 2005, the farm and ranch community had product sales totaling two billion six hundred
million dollars ($2,600,000,000).
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Major farm production in New Mexico includes cattle, sheep and wool, dairies and dairy
products, alfalfa and other hays, wheat, sorghum, cotton, chile, pecans, lettuce, corn and
onions.
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The production of many of these products would not be possible without approximately
12,000 farm and ranch workers in New Mexico.
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Farm and ranch workers in New Mexico have been tending crops and livestock for more
than 90 years, when large-scale agriculture began in this State.
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During this time, farm and ranch workers have been the backbone of much of the farming
and ranching industry.
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Farm and ranch workers labor in one of the most dangerous occupations in the nation,
and each year 120,000 agricultural workers throughout the country suffer disabling
injuries from work-related accidents.
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Many farm and ranch workers receive little recognition for their work.
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All New Mexicans benefit from the labor of farm and ranch workers.