With the South Carolina General Assembly in session, now is the time to contact your senator and house member to remind them to make agriculture and agribusiness a top priority. It is crucial that our elected officials hear from the voters on matters that are important. Keeping South Carolina’s poultry industry viable and strong has to be a main concern for not only us who make our living in the industry, but those who are the decision makers of our state. Your phone call, your letter, your email, your visit to their office, matters. Listed below you will find a few talking points you can use when speaking with your representative. If you are unsure who your representative is, please go to the link below.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/zipcodesearch.exe
South Carolina’s poultry industry makes up 80% of animal agriculture and 40% of all agriculture.
South Carolina Agribusiness contributes $34 Billion to the state’s economy each year.
South Carolina’s Agribusiness provides 200,000 jobs to South Carolinians.
Agriculture and forestry combined, is the largest industry in our state, larger than tourism.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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