What b National Agriculture
DayAVeek? National Agriculture
Day Week provides special recog
nition of the food and fiber indus
try's contributions to America.
Through it, the food and agricul
tural community works to increase
the awareness of the industry's
accomplishments and the chal
lenges it faces in continuing to
meet the world" s food and fiber
needs. This special tribute prom
otes unity in the food and agricul
tural community. It also serves to
educate the non-farm public about
the industry.
The Agriculture Council of
America (ACA) is privileged to
serve as coordinator for National
Agriculture Day, but the program
itself belongs to the countless num
ber of individuals, companies and
organizations throughout the
country that participate in this
annual observance.
2. National Agriculture Day/
Week has ambitious goals. How
can you help to achieve them
with a one-day/one-week obser
vance? The answer is we don't.
National Agriculture Day/Week is
the means through which the
industry stimulates a series of
activities and involvement that can
continue throughout the year. As a
result. Agriculture Day/Week is
only a focal point because public
education is a year round activity.
3. Who founded National
Agriculture Day? Many people
were involved, but the primary
groups were the American Nation
al Cattlewomen and the National
Agri-Marketing Association. The
two groups planned the first
National Agriculture Day in 1973.
4. Why is it important that
agriculture reach out to its cus
tomers, the consuming public?
Many consumers hold a simple
view of America's food and agri
culture system; a bam and a silo,
some seeds and a plow. But the
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industry is enormously varied and
increasingly Complex.
While some in the industry pro
duce crops and raise livestock,
others market, process, deliver and
sell food and other products. The
American food and agriculture
industry essentially provides the
food, fabric, forests and other pro
ducts consumers use every day.
Yet few consumers are fully aware
of the benefits the industry
provides.
The industry must help the publ
ic understand the important stake
they have in the future of Ameri
ca's food and agriculture industry.
In addition, it must help them
become better aware of how close
ly tied consumers are to the
industry.
For example, the food and fiber
industry represents nearly 16 per
cent of the Gross National Product
(GNP) and an estimated 21 million
jobs. That's about 17 percent of the
total national work force. Yet, of
those jobs, approximately 90 per
cent are off the farm. That means
you don't have to live on a farm to
have your livelihood depend on
agriculture.
5. As coordinator for National
Agriculture Day, what does
ACA do? Several things. ACA's
major role is to stimulate activity at
both the national and local level. It
does this in several ways: a) pro
viding materials that companies
and organizations can use in their
individual Ag Day activities: b)
offering ideas that other groups
can implement; c) serving as a
clearinghouse for information and
ideas; d) working to pass the Ag
Day legislation calling on the Pres
ident to proclaim the observance;
e) coordinating the Capitol Hill
reception tor urban and rural mem
bers of Congress.
6. What is the Agriculture
Council of America? ACA is a
broad-based membership organi-
Ag Week Scheduled
zation through which food and fib
er related interests work together
to promote and build public sup
port for decisions that ensure a
healthy agriculture. ACA serves as
the vehicle through which an
industry as diverse as agriculture
can work together.
7. When was ACA founded?
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Adams Co. 4-H
Adams County 4-H announced
17 Adams County 4-H members
as county winners in 29 National
4-H Award Programs for 1992.
The award winners are Kim
Funt, Arendtsville, in swine, spon
sored by National Pork Producers
Council and Bob Evans Farms,
Inc.; Jennifer Rodgers, Abbotts
town, in food-nutrition, sponsored
by Kraft General Foods and in
citizenship, sponsored by The
Coca-Cola Foundation; Maribel
Gabrielson, Abbottstown, in citi
zenship, sponsored by The Coca-
Cola Foundation and in bread,
sponsored by Fleischmann’s
Yeast, Inc.; Debbie Wilkinson,
Gettysburg, in horse, sponsored
by American Quarter Horse Asso
ciation and in public speaking,
sponsored by Friends of National
4-H Council; Beth Green, Gettys
burg, in food Preservation, spon
sored by Dowßrands, Inc. ZIP
LOC Freezer Bags, and in clo
thing, sponsored by Coats &
Clark, Inc. and Singer Sewing
Company; Abe Bucher, New
Oxford, in safety, sponsored by
GMC Truck Division, General
Motors Corporation, in leader
ship, sponsored by Bridgestone/
ACA was formed in 1973 in a mer- segment of agriculture: individual
ger of the National Educational farmers and ranchers, local farm
Institute for Agriculture and the businesses, local, state and nation-
Nadonal Agricultural Communi- al farm and commodity organiza
cations Board. It was formed as a lions, regional cooperatives and
communications arm for ' national companies that supply
agriculture. America's farmers and ranchers
8. Who is involved in ACA? with the goods and services they
ACA's supporters represent every need.
HAPPENINGS
Firestone Trust Fund, and out
standing member, sponsored by
4-H Clubs of Adams County, Inc.
Mike Linebaugh, New Oxford,
in achievement, sponsored by
Ford Motor Company Fund,
recreation, sponsored by 4-H
Clubs of Adams County, Inc., and
personal development, sponsored
by 4-H Clubs of Adams County,
Inc.; Beau Ramsburg, Gettysburg,
in dairy, sponsored by Friends of
National 4-H Council, in poultry,
sponsored by 4-H Clubs of Adams
County, Inc., and outstanding
member, sponsored by 4-H Clubs
of Adams County. Inc.; Amy
Miller, New Oxford, in agricul
ture, sponsored by Case IH and
Purina Mills, Inc., and in sheep,
sponsored by 4-H Clubs of Adams
County, Inc.; Karen Turner, Get
tysburg, in wood science, spon
sored by WOOD Magazine and
DEFT, Inc.; Beth Hawkins, New
Oxford, in photography, spon
sored by Eastman Kodak Com
pany; Travis Green. Gettysburg,
in forestry, sponsored by Interna
tional Paper Company Founda
tion; Denise Green, Gettysburg, in
health, sponsored by The French
Foundation for Alzheimer
Research, and in home environ
ment, sponsored by 4-H Clubs of
Adams County, Inc.; Sonja Smith,
Gettysburg, in fashion revue,
sponsored by The McCall Pattern
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Karen 7,1992429
Co. and VWS, Inc.; Laura Mayer,
New Oxford, in consumer educa
tion. sponsored by Friends of
National 4-H Council; Chris
Snyder, New Oxford, in home
management, sponsored by 4-H
Clubs of Adams County. Inc.; and
Dan Ludwig, Gettysburg, in
achievement, sponsored by Ford
Motor Company Fund, and in
leadership, sponsored by
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund.
These Adams County 4-H
members will enter into competi
tion with 4-H members from
every part of the state. Each mem
ber’s comprehensive 4-H record
will be scored on the accomplish
ments of the member in 4-H.
The top four of five members in
each program area will be
designed “Keystone Winners” and
will be invited to Penn State Uni
versity on May S for a personal
interview. As a result of the inter
view, a slate winner will be
selected for each program area
from the Keystone winners. The
state winners will represent Penn
sylvania at National 4-H Club
Congress in December in
Chicago.
A total of 28 Adams County
4-H members entered the county
competition for 14-18-year-olds.