Agricultural alliance presents research in Washington D.C.

As part of the 40th anniversary of National Agriculture Day celebrated on Tuesday, March 19 around the country, the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance will be on Capitol Hill to present recent research on the relevance of modern agriculture and encourage sharing of personal stories of continual improvement on the farm and ranch.

"The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance is proud to celebrate Ag Day this year. This is one day when we can all come together to share our stories about modern agriculture with government officials and other key consumer influencers," said Bob Stallman, chairman of the alliance and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. "This Ag Day - and every day - I encourage farmers and ranchers from across the country to be active, share their personal stories, and answer questions from their community about how food is grown and raised."

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance will hold an Ag Day briefing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum. The educational briefing titled "The New Language of Food and Modern Agriculture" will present consumer messaging research and how the agriculture industry can work to restore relevance. The event will feature a new perspective on food culture today led by farmers and ranchers, including Faces of Farming and Ranching winner Katie Pratt, a farmer from Illinois. 

Pratt will be in attendance to speak on a range of agriculture topics, including how advances in seed technology and modern equipment are helping the Pratt family farms serve as more efficient stewards of the land.

Pratt urges farmers and ranchers to become active in telling their stories of continuous improvement, operational transparency and education, while dispelling inaccurate information, through the alliance's rapid response program.

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance will be facilitating discussions between farmers and ranchers with key Washington influencers and media throughout the week.

The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance will tweet live from the event. Participants can follow the event at @USFRA, join the online conversation and submit questions via Twitter by using #FoodD or #AgDay.

For more information on the briefing, visit the Food Dialogues' website. For more information on how you can become involved in other Ag Day activities, visit its website.