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Plan Now to Participate in National Ag Day N ational Ag Day will be celebrated on March 24 and is a time for farmers and consumers alike to celebrate agriculture, farmers and the food on our dinner tables. This year’s theme is, "Food brings everyone to the table." Wisconsin Farm Bureau and Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom have many ways for people of all ages to join the celebration. If you are posting on social media about National Ag Day or your role in bringing food to the dinner table, be sure to use #WIAgProud.
Cooking Demonstration
Wisconsin Farm Bureau will be partnering with other commodity groups in Wisconsin to share a live cooking demonstration on National Ag Day. This cooking demo will serve as a time to talk about Wisconsin-grown foods, nutrition information and of course learn some new, tasty recipes. Follow Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation on Facebook or mark ‘interested’ or ‘going’ on the National Ag Day Facebook event for more information.
Ag in the Classroom Reading Event
Celebrate Ag Day by joining farmers, teachers, FFA and 4-H members, college students and other agricultural enthusiasts by reading books about agriculture. Participants are encouraged to identify a group they want to read to. Group ideas include elementary classrooms, home school families, nursing home residents, daycare groups or anywhere people are interested in learning about agriculture. The recommended book is the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom’s Book of the Year, "Right This Very Minute" by Wisconsin author Lisl Detlefsen. The book is available for purchase at
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wiagclassroom.com in the online store. There are activities, background information and talking points available. Readers are welcome to choose other accurate books about agriculture too. After the visit, participants are asked to complete a report form, available on the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom website, so the outreach of the activities can be tabulated. Please use #WiReadsAg2020 on social media to talk about National Ag Day and your reading activity.
Youth Contest
Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom is hosting a youth contest where students are asked to draw and color a picture that shows people who Art drawn by 2018 contest winner June Rihn in the ages 10-12 category. are involved in growing, producing, processing, selling, preparing or have another connection to how food gets to the table. They may focus on one person or several and may add a caption to describe their picture. Entries are due March 31. The contest is open to children ages 12 and younger with three divisions: ages 6 and younger, ages 7-9 and ages 10-12. The entry page and contest rules are located on the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom website at wisagclassroom.org under the Events and National Ag Day tab. All the contest rules and forms are in the 2020 Ag Day activities and contest booklet.
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