Monday, March 24

SU Ag Center Launches National Ag Day Celebration with Youth

St. Michael"s Day School youth pet rabbit to mark National Ag Day

Teacher shows youth how good it feels to hold a chick 

St. Michael's students and teachers pose with SU students and employees at the end of celebration 
Jags in Ag student holds goat kid for youngsters to pet

SU students present gift bags to St. Michael's students
SU Jags in Ag teaching moment

Baton Rouge, LA - The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, in conjunction with JAGS in Ag, kicked off the Annual National Ag Day which is on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. The event was launched this morning, March 24 and will end on Wednesday, March 26. National Agriculture Day is a day set aside to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture.  Every year, producers, agricultural associates, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture. The theme for this year’s celebration is “365 Sunrises and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed”


Activities showcasing a Barnyard Display and Petting Zoo at St. Michael’s Episcopal Day School in North Baton Rouge ushered in the three-day celebration, in which youth 2-5 years old along with their teachers were taught or reminded about the sources of food and benefits of agriculture.  Southern University students majoring in agriculture joined SU Ag Center employees in interacting with the students at St. Michael’s School, showing them young animals like chicks, goat kids, and rabbits, and telling them about their uses in daily life. 

On Tuesday, the National Ag Day will kick into full gear with Ag Center Display in Rm. 191, A.O. Williams Hall, along with Poster Presentation by JAGS in Ag students followed by an evening reception with performances by Scotlandville Middle Magnet School Choir and a live jazz band from EBR public school. This event is by invitation. The celebration concludes on Wednesday with adopt-A-Classroom at Southern University Laboratory School where agriculture-related activities will be performed to teach youth how Ag affects their everyday living.

“This is an opportunity for the public to understand the value of agriculture in our everyday lives and its profound impact on this country and the world,” said Dr. Renita Marshall, event coordinator who can be reached at 225-771-0252.

For further detail on National Ag Day, visit www.agday.org;

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Contact:
Bridget Udoh
(225) 771-5714

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