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Farmers and ag supporters to attend Ag Awareness Day on Wednesday, March 20, in Bicentennial Plaza
Story Date: 3/19/2019
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Source: NCDA&CS, 3/18/19
WHO/WHAT: The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting Ag Awareness Day. Farmers, agribusiness leaders and ag supporters will attend to show their support for North Carolina’s No. 1 industry and to thank legislators for passing the $240 million Hurricane Florence Ag Disaster Relief package. Participants will meet with legislators and attend a program in Bicentennial Plaza.
WHEN/WHERE: Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Bicentennial Plaza, Raleigh (between the Agriculture Building and the N.C. Museum of History)
-- 8:30 a.m. – Buses will depart the fairgrounds bringing Ag Awareness Day participants downtown.
-- 9 - 11 a.m. – Participants will meet with their legislators.
-- 11:30 a.m. – Ag Awareness Day program begins in Bicentennial Plaza, including the following speakers:
o Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler
o Gov. Roy Cooper
o Lt. Gov. Dan Forest
o President Pro Tempore Phil Berger
o Speaker Tim Moore
o Senator Brent Jackson
o Representative Jimmy Dixon
o Senator Dan Blue
o Representative John Bell
o Senator Don Davis
o Representative Brian Turner
o NCSU Dean Richard Linton
*All times are approximate.
BACKGROUNDINFORMATION: Agriculture and agribusiness represent the state’s No. 1 industry at $87 billion. It employs 730,000 or 17 percent of the workforce.
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