In order to protect public health by limiting large
gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19, the event “A Celebration of
Agriculture on the National Mall,” scheduled to take place March 24 and 25 in
Washington, has been cancelled.
NAAA had teamed up with the Association of Equipment
Manufacturers (AEM) and several other agribusiness organizations to cohost the event
to educate Congress, USDA, and the EPA on modern agriculture and
sustainability and planned to exhibit a spray helicopter just blocks away from
the White House and the U.S. Capitol.
NAAA sends a very special thank you to Glenn Martin and his
staff at Helicopter Applicators Inc. (HAI) from Gettysburg, Pa., who volunteered
their time and equipment for the event. HAI has generously provided helicopters
and other aerial application equipment for similar events in the past, giving
aerial demonstrations for hundreds of regulators who would have otherwise never
experienced, firsthand, the many benefits provided by the aerial application
industry.
A video featuring highlights from last year’s demonstration
day, which took place in Newburg, Md., can be viewed here.
