Celebrating Agriculture

Celebrating Agriculture

March 25th will bring two reasons for me to celebrate this year; one - it’s my birthday, and two - it’s National Agriculture Day. Without actually giving away my age I can tell you that the National Ag Day Program is almost as old as I am. Started in 1973, National Ag Day is “dedicated to increasing the public awareness of agriculture's vital role in our society”. Since it’s beginning that same year the Agriculture Council of America has put forth the core values that every American should: “Understand how food and fiber products are produced, and appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.” Ahead of its time the ACA has long supported the ideal that every consumer should know about the path their food takes from the farm to the dinner table. Today’s social media network can make it much easier to get that information out to the masses. Unfortunately, that same network can often provide misleading or wrong information when it comes to agriculture. That’s why the ag community works hard to promote agriculture and celebrate the contributions of agriculture on National Ag Day, and every other day of the year.  
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