Celebrate National Ag Day
Today is National Ag Day, the cornerstone of National Ag Week, March 13-19. It is a time when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and many more gather to celebrate and recognize the amazing abundance of American agriculture. Special events are planned in Washington D.C., as well as at the local and state level throughout the week.
The National Ag Day program believes that every American should understand how food, fiber and renewable resource products are produced; comprehend the vital role agriculture plays in our economy; appreciate the job agriculture does in providing safe, abundant and affordable products; and acknowledge and promote career opportunities available through American agriculture.
At Howard, Merrell & Partners, we agree and gladly aid in spreading the word. Many of us have our family or career roots there. We have and continue to serve clients in the food/fiber/renewable industry value chain. That is a very large group — 21 million people in the U.S. are now employed to support the 301 million consumers in the country.
Join us in today’s celebration – honor American agriculture by saying: “Thank you.” And promote it today.
What is the value of American agricultural industries? Read these winning, insightful written and video essays from these high school students.
Thanks for the reminder Paula. We certainly a big ‘Thank You’ to the ag industry.