SR 1028: Georgia Chapter of the National Women in Agriculture Association; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia Senate honoring the Georgia Chapter of the National Women in Agriculture Association (GWIAA) on the occasion of its ninth annual GWIAA Day at the state capitol. It describes the national organization's history, founding in 2008, and its work supporting women and children in agriculture, and highlights the Georgia chapter's leadership and its success securing a USDA grant that helped activate 30 beginning farm producers across 18 Georgia counties. The resolution does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose new requirements. It simply expresses the Senate's praise and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the organization.

• Formally commends the Georgia Chapter of the National Women in Agriculture Association for its work and its ninth annual GWIAA Day at the capitol.
• Recounts the group's history, including its 2021 USDA grant that helped activate 30 beginning farm producers across 18 Georgia counties.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the organization.
• Extends the Senate's best wishes for the organization's continued success, without creating any new law, funding, or program.

The resolution directly names the Georgia Chapter of the National Women in Agriculture Association and its leader, Noreen S. Whitehead. It has no binding effect on other Georgians, agencies, or businesses since it does not change any law or policy.

Because this is a commendation rather than a law, it carries symbolic rather than practical weight. It does not create funding, rules, or obligations, but it publicly recognizes an organization's role in supporting women and children in Georgia agriculture.

• The resolution's preamble (the 'whereas' clauses) describes NWIAA's founding in 2008 and its mission supporting women and children in agriculture.
• It notes the Georgia Chapter secured USDA NIFA Beginning Farmers Grant funding in 2021, activating 30 beginning farm producers across 18 counties.
• The resolved clause formally commends the Georgia Chapter on its ninth annual GWIAA Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the organization.

1. 2026-03-27Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-03-25Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Donzella James (D, SD-028)Primary sponsor
• Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
• David Lucas (D, SD-026)

• agriculture
• women in agriculture
• Georgia Senate resolution
• farming grants