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National Poultry Day
March 18, 2019
Poultry plays a big part in both Virginia and West Virginia, as well as across the world. In honor of National Poultry Day on March 19th, check out some "Poultry Fun Facts"!
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It's National Ag Week!
March 11, 2019
Agriculture is an amazing industry. If we had to guess, we would say that you would be hard pressed to find another industry in the United States as diverse as agriculture. Agriculture is:
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That's Nuts!
March 04, 2019
Are you a peanut fan? If so, you may already know this, but if you don’t, brace yourself…March is National Peanut Month! (I know, we were excited too.)
In honor of this great month, we wanted to share some fun facts about peanuts with you, starting with….
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"Ag"vocating in the (State) Capitol(s)
February 25, 2019
Ag stories. Everyone involved in agriculture has them. And now, more than ever, it is incredibly important to be telling them. To consumers, communities, politicians; the list goes on and on.
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Top 10 Reasons Agriculture is Good for Youth
February 18, 2019
It’s National FFA Week…which is kind of a big deal, at least for us! FFA has played a huge role for several of our Knowledge Center team members, and is a long-standing organization that has incredibly deep ties to agriculture.
Added to that, FFA members go on to be leaders – in their communities and beyond. The skills learned in FFA are varied and immense, which led us to thinking about all the reasons that growing up, or being involved, in agriculture benefits youth in general.
So...here are our Top 10 Reasons Agriculture is Good for Youth:
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