Student Representatives Share Ag’s Amazing Story On Capitol Hill
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America’s next wave of agricultural leaders and innovators will take ag’s message to Capitol Hill during National Ag Week, March 14-20, 2010.
Student representatives from FFA, 4-H and AFA from across the country will meet with their congressional representatives to emphasize ag’s critical role in our culture and our economy.
“Our theme this year focuses on telling agriculture’s amazing story,” said Jenny Pickett, President of the Agriculture Council of America (ACA), which hosts the nationwide campaign. “National Ag Day gives these young people the chance to inspire our nation’s leaders and let Americans know that agriculture is a part of all of us.”
John Deere and ADM are the 2010 Ag Day Partners. Their support makes the students’ participation possible. In addition, it provides for planning materials for grassroots Ag Day efforts as well as the key events in Washington, D.C.
Each year, a key component of the Ag Day planning and events is an essay contest for seventh- to 12th-grade students across the country. Students are invited to submit an original essay of 450 words about the importance of agriculture. The subject of this year’s Essay Contest is “American Agriculture: Abundant, Affordable, Amazing.”
The national winner will receive a $1,000 prize and a round-trip ticket to Washington, D.C., to be recognized during the March 18th National Celebration of Agriculture Dinner at the USDA Whitten Building Patio. Each statewide winner will receive a $100 prize.
National Ag Day (March 20, 2010) is organized by the Agriculture Council of America. ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the public's awareness of agriculture's role in modern society. Learn more at www.agday.org.
