Mike Pearson tells listeners how the idea of National Ag Day came about and why it is important.
Over 50 years ago, the Agriculture Council of America created the idea of National Ag day in the spring of 1973.
The Agriculture Council of America (ACOA) was looking for a way to highlight the importance of agriculture for the public that was increasingly disconnected from what was happening on the farm.
The ACOA set out with the core values of teaching America to understand how food and fiver were produced to the role that agriculture provides a safe and abundant food supply. Plus, to show how…
