A record number of exhibitors participated in the 33^rd annual Ag Day held April 26 on the grounds of Townsend Hall at the University of Delaware (UD).  Ag Day is sponsored by UD’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.  It is a free family-oriented event designed to showcase the many facets of modern agriculture and natural resources through tours, demonstrations, exhibits, activities and a variety of live music. 

Marianne Hardesty and Laurie Janeka represented the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service with a display and activity about soils.  Participants who visited the display had the opportunity to make a soil profile of Greenwich Soil, Delaware’s State Soil.  The display contained pictures of soil pits, tools used to obtain and analyze soil samples, soil profiles and more.  

 

Rick Mickowski of the New Castle Conservation District (NCCD) and Michelle Jacobs of DNREC’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation offered Ag Day attendees the opportunity to spin the wheel and answer environmental questions for a prize at the Delaware Envirothon display.  The New Castle Conservation District’s display showcased their various projects and programs.   

Ag Day, organized by the Ag Day Planning Team and supported by more than 75 organizations, promotes the UD’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and raises funds for student activities and community organizations.