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Celebrate Agriculture Now and Support Its FutureFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Jennifer Pickett (913) 491-1895 OVERLAND PARK, KANSASCelebrate National Agriculture Day on March 20, 2009, and support the row crop farmers, fruit and vegetable producers, food scientists, livestock ranchers, equipment manufacturers and others who will take our country's agriculture industry into the future. "For many years, we have had a hydrocarbon economy that is dependent on oil," said Agriculture Council of American Chairman Greg Webb, ADM. "Through technological improvements, environmentally-friendly production practices and other advancements, it's exciting that we are now moving into more of a carbohydrate economy." Agriculture is extremely important to putting the United States on the path toward reducing its reliance on oil and embracing carbohydrates, or plant matter, as a viable strategy. Carbohydrates can be converted into chemicals, energy, textiles, building materials, paper and many other industrial products. "Research is necessary to continue to develop products from plant matter," Webb said. "Products like carpet made from corn starch instead of hydrocarbons are a way to reap the benefits of less dependence on oil, and to support the future of agriculture." As society has shifted from nearly everyone tied to a farm to today, with fewer than 2 percent of our population directly involved in production agriculture, it's important to convey the significance of American agriculture. It's critical that the general public understand the role agriculture plays in providing our food, fiber, shelter, energy and other materials we use on a daily basis, and how it is helping us reach the goal of becoming a carbohydrate economy. National Agriculture Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA). ACA is a nonprofit organization composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the public's awareness of agriculture's role in modern society. Media
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Ag Day ©2009.
National Ag Day is organized by the Agriculture Council of America (ACA). ACA is a nonprofit organization
composed of leaders in the agricultural, food and fiber community, dedicating its efforts to increasing the
public's awareness of agriculture's role in modern society.
Agriculture Council of America, 11020 King Street, Suite 205, Overland Park, KS 66210 | Tel: (913)491-1895, Fax: (913)491-6502, e-mail: info@agday.org ©2009 Agriculture Council of America. All rights reserved. 
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