Dear Editor,

Please join our Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team to observe National Ag Day on March 24, 2026, with the theme of “Together We Grow” as we celebrate 250 years of agriculture progress.

Agriculture producers have made great progress in their production since the 1960’s. Today, cattlemen and women are producing 75% more beef per animal with 43% less environmental emissions on ground that cannot be used for any other crop production and preventing wildfires through controlling the growth by grazing that ground. Cattle producers have contributed to each American farmer today feeding more than 165 people compared to only 25 people just sixty years ago.

The world population is growing fast, creating an even greater demand for the food and fiber produced in the United States. Agriculture producers provide almost everything we eat, use, and wear every day. Help us celebrate the progress in agriculture on March 24, 2026, and look forward to a bright agriculture future for the next 250 years.