JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Daryl Ritchison, Interim Director of the North Dakota Agriculture Weather Network was the speaker at the annual Chamber Ag Luncheon which was held at the North Dakota Farmers Union.

“This event is held every year on National Ag Day to help increase the public’s awareness of agriculture’s role in our society,” the chamber states. “This event featured the presentation by Mr. Ritchison about weather patterns, and how this affects the spring planting and fall harvesting. He provided the group with a long-range forecast for the year, and shared past weather history and how that helps with the long-range forecasting.”

The meal was provided by Tapps from the Quality Inn Catering, and door prizes were given away for the event. The annual event is organized and hosted by the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ag & Energy Committee, whose members were present to help greet the attendees and provide support for registration. Terry Lund, chairperson of the Ag & Energy Committee emceed the event and Austin Lang, committee member, provided the invocation.

Sponsors included Ag Country Farm Credit Services, Central Sales, Inc., Titan Machinery, Great River Energy and MidWest AgEnergy.

For more information on this event please call the chamber at 701-252-4830 or director@jamestownchamber.com.

Information and photo courtesy of Jamestown Chamber of Commerce.