Happy National Ag Day!

I feel a little embarrassed to say that I was unaware that today is National Ag Day!   A friend and contact through work mentioned it to me this afternoon, so I had to check it out and talk about it. 

“The Agriculture Council of America hosts the campaign on a national level.  Ag Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The National Ag Day program encourages every American to:

• Understand how food and fiber products are produced.
• Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy.
• Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.”

So why is it important to celebrate National Ag Day?

“Agriculture provides almost everything we eat, use and wear on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this contribution. This is particularly the case in our schools, where students may only be exposed to agriculture if they enroll in related vocational training.

By building awareness, the Agriculture Council of America is encouraging young people to consider career opportunities in agriculture.

Each American farmer feeds more than 144 people ... a dramatic increase from 25 people in the 1960s. Quite simply, American agriculture is doing more - and doing it better. As the world population soars, there is an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the United States.”

That is just a small amount of the great information found on the National Ag Day Website; check it out!  www.agday.org

So next year on March 19th you can bet I will be celebrating and promoting National Ag Day all day long J