Northwest Iowa — This week has been agriculture week in the United States. It’s a week to celebrate and promote everything that farmers do for the rest of us.
Mark Bohner, the regional manager for our area for the Iowa Farm Bureau tells us what Ag Week is all about.
He tells us how the week has been recognized in northwest Iowa.
Bohner says the Farm Bureau is always doing what they can to help farmers.
Iowa US Senator Chuck Grassley’s office sent out some information about Ag Week. They say that according to U.S. Census figures, about 14 percent of the population lives in rural areas that cover 72 percent of the nation’s geography. They go on to say, “As a result, fewer people have a direct link to American agriculture. Too many have a hazy appreciation for how food gets from the farm to the fork. American agriculture extends beyond the hard-working farmers and ranchers who grow the food we eat; it includes tens of thousands of off-farm jobs for those who process, market and transport the food, fibers, and biofuels consumers use in daily life. National Ag Week provides an opportunity to send a message to young people about the diverse career opportunities in agriculture and remind all Americans about the valuable contribution American agriculture makes for our families, our nation’s food and energy security and the U.S. economy.”
