Call for Entries for 2011 National Ag Day Essay Contest

Randall Weiseman December 9, 2010 Ag "Outdoors", Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Next year’s National Ag Day is slated for March 15, 2011. And to help celebrate, the Agriculture Council of America is asking ninth to 12th grade students to submit an original, 450-word essay or a two-minute video essay about the importance of agriculture.

More information can be found at www.agday.org.

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