The 19th annual celebration begins at 1 p.m. at Hughes Stadium on Overland Trail between Drake Road and Prospect Street and offers the best of Colorado's meats, vegetables, fruits, bread and drinks. The televised football game begins at 3 p.m. and pits the Rams against East Tennessee State University. A country band will entertain as well. The growing tradition of Ag Day, presented jointly by state agricultural organizations and Colorado State University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, features a variety of displays about farming, ranching and related subjects. The Ag Day barbecue, located in the parking lot south of Hughes Stadium, will offer apples, beans, beef, beer, cheese, ice cream, lamb, melons, milk, pork, potatoes, sugar, sweet corn and wheat bread.
Participants can pick up a greenhouse-grown Colorado plant after their meal.
And, while the beverage won't be available at the barbecue, Colorado has the second-fastest growing wine industry in the United States. Tickets may be picked up in Room 127 Shepardson Hall or at the Ag Day Will-Call Tent south of Hughes Stadium on Sept. 9. Checks should be made payable to CSU Ag Day 2000. Get our releases via E-Mail. This page has been accessed 966 times.