Many High Plains residents are celebrating agriculture today. March 15 is National Ag Day, a holiday that falls right in the middle of National Ag Week, from March 13-19. This is the perfect chance to recognize the importance of local agricultural in your community,says The Rural Blog.
The holiday’s purpose is to help folks understand how food and fiber products are produced. It also helps people learn to value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy and in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.
American agriculture is doing more than ever, and doing it better. In the 1960s the average American farmer fed 25 people. Today, each farmer feeds 144. The Agriculture Council of America also hopes the event will encourage young people to consider career opportunities in agriculture.