Your 2013 A Day In Ag Contributions

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Cute calves. Favorite machinery. Revamped farm offices. All of them are a part of 2013 A Day in Ag, a social media celebration of agriculture in the United States hosted today by AgWeb.com. Held in conjunction with National Ag Day on March 19, the online event aims to honor farmers, ag professionals and ag fans throughout America.

AgWeb caught up with Secretary Tom Vilsack to hear his priorities for farmers on National Ag Day:



Below, we've compiled the contributions we received via Facebook and Twitter, we and look forward to adding your photos and videos to the list as the day continues. Want something added to this list? Tweet social media editor Nate Birt (@natebirt) or email him at nbirt@farmjournal.com.

Thank you for sharing the day with us! 

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