The day was founded in 1973 by the Agriculture Council of America.

Research from Michigan State University indicates some marginal lands lacking nitrogen have potential value for biofuel crop production, such as switchgrass. Growing switchgrass can provide farmers with economic returns on otherwise unproductive land and mitigate effects of climate change.

UPL's PREVIEW 2.1 SC herbicide is a multi-mode-of-action herbicide that controls weeds early in the season and protects the crop with residual to limit the time that a second flush of weeds have to emerge.