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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextTHE “RAY GAESSER MEMORIAL FARM SAFETY WEEK” TO RECOGNIZE THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RAY GAESSER, WHO PASSED AWAY IN A TRAGIC FARMING ACCIDENT,
AND PROMOTE FARM SAFETY IN THE HONOR OF RAY GAESSER
Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:
S. Res. 916
Whereas Ray Gaesser was a devoted family man, a trusted
friend, and a leading voice for agriculture in Iowa;
Whereas Gaesser believed farming was a privilege and
treated the land as something to be cared for, strengthened,
and handed down to the next generation to carry on the oldest
tradition of Iowa;
Whereas the impact of Gaesser on agriculture in Iowa
reached far beyond his own fields;
Whereas Gaesser was the president of the Iowa Soybean
Association in 2007 and, in 2014, became the president of the
American Soybean Association, promoting the priorities of
farmers from across the United States on trade missions
around the world;
Whereas Gaesser passed away in a tragic farming accident
while tending to the land that he loved, which highlights the
inherent physical dangers faced by even the most seasoned
agriculturalists across the United States;
Whereas Gaesser leaves behind his wife, Elaine, their
children, Chris and Jennifer, and a legacy that will endure
in the land he cared for and in the lives of the farmers he
spent his life fighting for;
Whereas the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention designates agriculture as one of the most
dangerous industries for workers;
Whereas an estimated 160 agricultural workers are injured
every day in the United States, resulting in more than 58,000
injuries every year;
Whereas nearly 400 agricultural workers die every year as a
result of injuries sustained in severe farm-related
accidents;
Whereas over 100 individuals under the age of 20 die in
farm-related accidents every year; and
Whereas education and awareness on the leading causes of
farm-related accidents and accident prevention can save the
lives of agricultural workers and prevent tragedies such as
the accident that took the life of Ray Gaesser: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) designates the week of September 21, 2026, as the “Ray
Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week”; and
(2) recognizes—
(A) the important life, leadership, and legacy of Ray
Gaesser;
(B) the sacrifices farming families make to feed, fuel, and
clothe the United States and the world; and
(C) the critical need for the promotion of life-saving
education and awareness relating to the prevention of farm-
related accidents.