Right about now I like the idea of spring. We’re in an ice storm situation here in the midwest. It’s nasty out.

That’s why I thought we should think about National Agriculture Day which is coming up in just a couple months.

National Agriculture Day takes place on the first day of spring as a way to celebrate American agriculture and to honor the people – farmers – who work to meet our everyday needs. In honor of this special time of the year, the Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is coordinating events in Washington, D.C. on March 15 to celebrate the importance of agriculture to America’s economy and society.

“Many Americans have lost the knowledge and understanding about how agriculture touches our everyday lives,” said Jim Bone, vice president product development, public and government affairs, DuPont Crop Protection, and chairman, ACA. “National Agriculture Day is a time to create awareness of the role agriculture plays in providing food, fiber, shelter, energy and other materials.”

“Today each American farmer feeds more than 144 people compared to 25 people four decades ago, said Greg Webb, vice president, Public Affairs, Archer Daniels Midland Company. “Simply put, American agriculture is doing more – and doing it more efficiently – than ever before to meet growing demand.”

“National Agriculture Day is an opportunity to get the story of agriculture in front of the American public,” said Doug DeVries, senior vice president, agricultural equipment marketing for North America, Australia and Asia at John Deere. “It’s always been a great story to tell, but it’s even better now with the advent of new technologies that will continue to help support what we eat, wear and use every day.”