National Ag Day is a celebration and advocacy event that was created by the Agriculture Council of America in 1973. The purpose of this celebration is to bring awareness about the vital role agriculture plays in our everyday life. National Ag Day is held every March during National Ag Week, so the date varies each year. 

This year our volunteers visited 17 classes throughout the county on National Ag Day to teach a STEM agriculture engineering lesson where students learned about and created mini models of hydraulic systems used in large agriculture equipment. We also had numerous students participate in our accompanying art and essay contests! Check out some snapshots from National Ag Day!

Each year, the Education Committee selects a theme to highlight a different sector of agriculture during the National Ag Day celebration activities. 

This year, the 2022 local lesson theme is "Smart Farms", to educate students about the role technology plays in the modern American farm in producing food, fiber and other products. 

Our team of board members and volunteers will be visiting classes all over Bourbon County on March 22, 2022 to lead activities all about agriculture technology!

In this lesson, students will focus on STEM evaluation and problem solving skills while learning about "Smart Farms" by reading through the storybook Old MacDonald Had a Phone, building a model hydraulics system, and completing a vocabulary worksheet!