{"id":26248,"date":"2021-03-01T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/?p=26248"},"modified":"2021-03-01T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:36:56","slug":"nominate-a-farmer-to-celebrate-national-ag-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midwestfarmreport.com\/2021\/03\/01\/nominate-a-farmer-to-celebrate-national-ag-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominate a Farmer to Celebrate National Ag Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is hosting a contest to recognize farmers and agriculturists who embody this year\u2019s National Ag Day theme, ‘Food Brings Everyone to the Table.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nominations will be accepted from March 2-12. Four finalists will be selected by WFBF\u2019s Promotion and Education Committee. Nominations can be submitted online at bit.ly\/3kD5sYN<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are excited to recognize the unique ways that farmers and agriculturists share the story of agriculture and the journey of food from farm gate to dinner plate,\u201d said WFBF Promotion and Education Committee chair Lynn Leahy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each finalist will receive a Culver\u2019s coupon. Finalists will be announced on National Ag Day, March 23. The general public is encouraged to vote for the people\u2019s choice winner once the finalists are announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A judge\u2019s choice and a people\u2019s choice winner will be selected. Each of these individuals will receive a Blain\u2019s Farm & Fleet gift card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To download resources about National Ag Day, visit agday.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more about how Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom is celebrating National Ag Day, visit wisagclassroom.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n National Ag Day, organized by the Agriculture Council of America, is designated to help educate the world how food is grown, the role it plays in Americans\u2019 lives and the U.S. economy and to highlight the various careers it involves.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n About WFBF: Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is the state\u2019s largest general farm organization, representing farms of every size, commodity and management style. Members belong to one of 61 county Farm Bureaus, all run by a board of directors made up of people working in agriculture.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation is hosting a contest to recognize farmers and agriculturists who embody this year\u2019s National Ag Day… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n