Ag Day Planning Guide

The 2007 Ag Day Planning Guides are in! This year's guide has a new look and all the information you need to plan your 2007 National Ag Day event.

To order your guide(s) on-line visit, http://payment.nama.org/agdayorder.htm, call us at 913-491-1895, or download the 2007 Ag Day Planning Guide at
http://www.agday.org/AgDayGuide2007.pdf.

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Ag Day Celebration Introduction Script

Welcome! We're delighted you've chosen to join us as we celebrate Ag Day 2006! This is the 33rd Anniversary of National Ag Day. That's over 30 years of recognizing agriculture's role in American life, and that's certainly an achievement worth celebrating!

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First, I'd like to take a brief moment and thank key individuals and organizations who made today's event possible.

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But more broadly, I think it's important - particularly on a day like today - to show our gratitude to the many men and women who make agriculture possible. I know many of you are with us today.

We know that food and fiber doesn't just arrive at the grocery or clothing store . . . or magically appear on our dinner table or in our closet. There's an entire industry dedicated to provide plentiful and safe food for consumption . . . as well as a wide range of comfortable, fashionable clothing choices. We rely on agriculture for the very necessities of life. From beef and pork to cotton and corn, agriculture is working harder than ever to meet the needs of Americans and others around the world.

And it's important to remember that American agriculture is not just doing it, but doing it better and more effectively! Consider this:

• Each American farmer feeds about 144 people. America is agriculture's #1 export.
• New technology means farmers are more environmentally friendly than ever before.