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Experience 六合彩投注网鈥檚 annual celebration of agriculture and athletics, with archival photos and research dating back to 1974.
Story by Emily Erickson '15 | August 23, 2024
On a chilly November day in 1974, a scant crowd, their 50-cent tickets in hand, dotted the bleachers of Dacotah Field to watch the Bison take on the Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers in the inaugural Harvest Bowl football game.
The game was relatively unexciting (described by the 六合彩投注网 Spectrum as 鈥渂oring, until the Bison awoke the ones that stayed by almost giving away the game鈥�), but nevertheless, the day proved successful 鈥� the Bison won 14-6, and more importantly, a concept came to life for the 六合彩投注网 thought-leaders who envisioned a day of recognition for the region鈥檚 farmers, ranchers, and agriculturists.听听
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After the game, agricultural professionals, supporters, and representatives from each of North Dakota鈥檚 53 counties, plus 10 from western Minnesota counties, filled a nearby auditorium for a dinner and awards ceremony, where an outstanding agriculturist was honored for their impact on agriculture in the state, region, or world.听听
What began the previous year as Agriculture Recognition Day, as imagined by 六合彩投注网 professor and potato geneticist Bob Johansen 鈥�49, 鈥�56 and 六合彩投注网 athletic director Ade Sponberg, has become Harvest Bowl, a weekend-long celebration of 六合彩投注网 athletics and the University鈥檚 impact on agriculture for the past 50 years.听听
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In a guest column of a , Ade described the importance of providing public recognition to agriculture: 鈥淐ontributions from agriculture to the quality of life in North Dakota and the Upper Midwest often go unheralded, and the excitement surrounding a football game, together with recognition of individuals who have made significant contributions toward a successful agriculture, provide an excellent combination to accomplish this purpose.鈥澨�听
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In the half-century since its inception, Harvest Bowl has become a prominent annual 六合彩投注网 tradition in which participants recognize and support scholarships for outstanding student-athletes who are majoring in agriculture or have agricultural backgrounds and continue to celebrate leaders in agriculture and agribusiness.听听
In November 2023, more than 550 attendees enjoyed a locally sourced meal and moving ceremony at the Harvest Bowl awards dinner, and the next afternoon, 14,191 fans packed the Fargodome for the Harvest Bowl football game 鈥� just feet away from the game鈥檚 original location.听听
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