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LOUISVILLE, KY, March 10, 2008: Celebrate National Agriculture Day on March 20, 2008, and support the row crop farmers, fruit and vegetable producers, food scientists, livestock ranchers, equipment manufacturers and others who will take our country's agriculture industry into the future.
Kentucky Farm Bureau is teaming with its farmer-members, as well as agribusinesses, universities and government agencies to celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture on this first day of spring.
"For many years, we have had an economy dependent upon oil," said Marshall Coyle, Kentucky Farm Bureau President. "Through technological improvements, environmentally-friendly production practices and other advancements, it's exciting that we are now moving into a more "carbohydrate" economy."
Agriculture is extremely important to putting the United States on the path toward reducing its reliance on oil and embracing plant matter, or carbohydrates, as a viable strategy. Carbohydrates can be converted into chemicals, energy, textiles, building materials, paper and many other industrial products.
"Research is necessary to continue to develop products from plant matter," Coyle said. "Products like carpet made from corn starch instead of hydrocarbons are a way to reap the benefits of less dependence on oil, and to support the future of agriculture."
As society has shifted from nearly everyone tied to a farm to today, with fewer than 2 percent of our population directly involved in production agriculture, it's important to convey the significance of American agriculture. It's critical that the general public understand the role agriculture plays in providing our food, fiber, fuel, and other materials we use on a daily basis.
The Ag Day program is committed to increasing public awareness about the agriculture industry. The Agriculture Council of America, organizers of National Ag Day, believes that everyone should understand how food, fiber and renewable resource products are produced and should value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy.
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CONTACT TERRI BRADSHAW
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