The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) has announced March 19 will be National Ag Day with the theme “Agriculture: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow.” The non-profit ACA organizes the annual event.
Activities planned for March 19 include a virtual Ag Day program and in-person events in Washington, D.C. ACA will invite students to interact virtually with legislators and agency representatives, delivering the Ag Day message. A core leadership team of college students will participate in the Washington events, along with representatives of national farm and commodity organizations and the food, fuel and fiber communities.
Jenny Pickett, ACA president, said students from Agriculture Future of America, 4-H, FFA and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences participated in the 2023 National Ag Day. “Students are interested in advocating on behalf of agriculture and their future roles in the industry,” Pickett said. “Their participation in National Ag Day activities provides a glimpse of the future of agriculture. It’s exciting to learn from the students what they think agriculture will be like in the years ahead, and how their involvement will shape the industry and America as a whole.”
More than 22 million full- and part-time jobs are related to the agriculture and food sector, representing roughly 10% of all U.S. employment. On-farm jobs represent about 2.6 million jobs, or a little over 1% of U.S. employment.
“More and more, students and individuals are finding careers in agriculture,” Pickett said. “The industry needs scientists, biologists, food-safety technicians, livestock nutrition specialists, arborists and conservationists. One doesn’t have to be a farmer or have a direct on-farm job to be involved in the agriculture industry.”
The National Ag Day program encourages every American to:
- Understand how food, fiber and fuel products are produced
- Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products
- Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy
- Acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food and fiber industry
Learn more about National Ag Day here.
Source: ACA
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