In the spirit of National Ag Day (March 20) and National Ag Week (March 14- 20) and coincidently the week of St. Patty's day, I wanted to highlight some reasons to sport your green during March to show thanks and appreciation for all our farmers. Here are some reasons (thanks to agday.org) why agriculture is critical to us all:
- We all eat - yes big and small, young and old we all need food for fuel!
- Agriculture touches all of us on the planet.
- A strong agricultural economy provides jobs for many.
- It is more than farming..agriculture involves marketing, management, food science, banking, finance, biofuels, forestry, architecture, processing, research, engineering, legislation, education and much more!
- Legislative decisions made every day at the county and state levels impact the agricultural industry.
- Agriculture demands increase with world population growth, and the U.S. can help meet the demands!
For more information on how to celebrate and why, please visit www.agday.org for more details, information and resources.
Go Green!
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