This year, the Agriculture Council of America will again host the National Agriculture Day Luncheon on Thursday, March 16 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the ballroom of the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Our keynote speaker for the luncheon will be Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Chairman, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry. MCs for the event will be Orion Samuelson, WGN Radio/RFD-TV and former Secretary of Agriculture, John Block. The luncheon is hosted by Ag Day Partners ADM and John Deere and many other Ag Day supporters.

In addition to the keynote speaker, the winner of the National Ag Day Essay Contest will read the winning essay and will be presented with a $1,000 cash award. Special thanks to the sponsors of the Ag Day Essay Contest: DuPont, Case IH, The Council for Agricultural Science & Technology, High Plains Journal, National Association of Farm Broadcasting, McCormick Company and the National Agri-Marketing Association.

If you are unable to join us in Washington, DC on March 16 you can still take advantage of listening to the program from the comfort of your office or home in a special webinar hosted by NAMA. This is a great opportunity for chapters to host an “Ag Day” chapter meeting. For more information in participating in the webinar, contact Eldon White at 913-491-6500 or via e-mail at [email protected].