Subject: Farm Journal Media to be Platinum Partner of National Ag Day
From: "Farm Journal" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:30:21 +0000 (GMT)

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For Immediate Release

For more information contact:

Heather Sterret=
Phone: (319) 268-4347
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= Farm Journal Media to be
Platin=m Partner of National Ag Day

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Philadelphia (March 24, 2014)—Farm Journal Media announced tod=y that it will be a proud sponsor of National Agriculture =Day on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Washington D.C. As a Platinum = sponsor, Farm Journal will support the event's mission of celebrati=g American agriculture's contribution to society. Nationa= Ag Day's theme this year is "Agriculture: 365 Sunri=es and 7 Billion Mouths to Feed."
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In addition to its Platinum level sponsorship, =arm Journal Media will promote and cover National Agricul=ure Day across its media platforms and integrate its annu=l online event, "A Day in Ag" into the coverage=and celebration. As the backbone of "A Day in Ag,&qu=t; Farm Journal Media will put a call out to American producers = through its social media channels asking for photo, video and = story submissions that capture a day in agriculture, all trendin= at #adayinag2014. These personal reports highlighting ag=iculture across the country will be shared via social med=a and featured on AgWeb.com's home page and in new= stories.

In addition, Boyce=Thompson, AgWeb Editorial Director, and Tyne Morgan, &quo=;AgDay" TV National Reporter, along with "AgriTalk" radio = host Mike Adams, will be covering the Ag Day activities in =ashington, D.C. The Farm Journal Foundation also will cel=brate agriculture's contributions to global food security=at Ag Day by bringing its innovative HungerU exhibit to t=e National Mall and growing its Twitter campaign, #hunger=antwait.

"Keeping with =arm Journal's 138-year legacy of leadership in serving Am=rican agriculture, we are proud to partner with National =griculture Day to honor the contributions our agriculture industry = makes in providing our food, fiber and fuel," said Andy Webe=, President and CEO of Farm Journal Media.
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Hosted by the Agriculture Council of Americ= (ACA), the 41st annual National Agriculture Day is also =aking place on March 25 in classrooms and communities acr=ss the country to mark a nationwide effort to tell the tr=e story of American agriculture and remind citizens that =griculture is a part of all of us. The ACA will also host =major events in the nation's capital, including the Mix-and-Mingle = Luncheon and the National Celebration of Agriculture Dinner. Addi=ionally, the ACA will bring approximately 100 college stu=ents to Washington to deliver the message of Ag Day to th= Hill. More information on National Ag Day is available a=: www.AgDay.org.

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About = Farm Journal Media
Farm Journ=l Media is the nation's leading agricultural media company. =Its magazines are the 138-year-old flagship Farm Journal, = Top Producer, Beef Today, Dairy Today and Imp=ement & Tractor. The company produces and distribut=s "AgDay," "U.S. Farm Report," "Co=n College" and "Leave a Legacy" national TV programs. = The company produces the industry-leading website AgWeb.comPro Farmer and LandOwner newsletters, produces = numerous large-scale live events and provides extensive custom=publishing services.

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