BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190315 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:National Ag Day DESCRIPTION:NATIONAL AG DAY 2019\n\nWhat Is Ag Day?\n\nIt's a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year\, producers\, agricultural associations\, corporations\, universities\, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.\n\n\n\nWhen Is Ag Day?\n\nAg Day is celebrated on March 14\, 2019. National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week\, March 10-16\, 2019.\n\n\n\nWhat Is Ag Day All About?\n\nAg Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The National Ag Day program encourages every American to:\n\n\n \n Understand how food and fiber products are produced.\n \n \n Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy.\n \n \n Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe\, abundant and affordable products.\n \n\n\n\n\nWhy Celebrate Agriculture?\n\nAgriculture provides almost everything we eat\, use and wear on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this contribution. This is particularly the case in our schools\, where students may only be exposed to agriculture if they enroll in related vocational training. By building awareness\, the Agriculture Council of America is encouraging young people to consider career opportunities in agriculture.\n\nEach American farmer feeds more than 165 people ... a dramatic increase from 25 people in the 1960s. Quite simply\, American agriculture is doing more - and doing it better. As the world population soars\, there is an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the United States.\n\n\n\nWhere Can I Find More Information?\n\nContact the Agriculture Council of America at (913) 491-1895.\n\nBrought to you by: Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

NATIONAL AG DAY 2019

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What Is Ag Day?
\nIt'\;s a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year\, \;producers\, agricultural associations\, corporations\, universities\, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.

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\nWhen Is Ag Day?
\nAg Day is celebrated on March 14\, 2019. National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week\, March 10-16\, 2019.

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\nWhat Is Ag Day All About?
\nAg Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The National Ag Day program encourages every American to:

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\nWhy Celebrate Agriculture?
\nAgriculture provides almost everything we eat\, use and wear on a daily basis. But too few people truly understand this contribution. This is particularly the case in our schools\, where students may only be exposed to agriculture if they enroll in related vocational training. \;By building awareness\, the Agriculture Council of America is encouraging young people to consider career opportunities in agriculture.
\nEach American farmer feeds more than 165 \;people ... a dramatic increase from 25 people in the 1960s. Quite simply\, American agriculture is doing more - and doing it better. As the world population soars\, there is an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the United States.

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\nWhere Can I Find More Information?
\nContact the Agriculture Council of America at (913) 491-1895.
\nBrought to you by: Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee

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