National Ag Day is March 24

National Ag Day is March 24

NCTA's cow herd is calving, appropriately during National Ag Week. Animals Science major Kenna Graves, left, and Veterinary Technology major Gaby Campisi, right, ear tag a calf. (Photo by Annie Bassett, NCTA animal science student
NCTA's cow herd is calving, appropriately during National Ag Week. Animals Science major Kenna Graves, left, and Veterinary Technology major Gaby Campisi, right, ear tag a calf. (Photo by Annie Bassett, NCTA animal science student

March 24, 2020

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is observing National Agriculture Week, March 22-28, as well as NCTA's student Spring Break. 

Thank you to all agricultural producers of our nation's food, fiber and fuels.

We salute the dedicated individuals and families who are the backbone of American agriculture.

Farmers and ranchers are the backbone of rural Nebraska, rural communities and the University of Nebraska's only two-year institution, the  Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.