03/26/2026
Tuesday's Ag Day Parade down Minnesota Street in New Ulm was nearly as large as our largest recent one (40 units). I counted 37 today. Wow!!! Thanks to everyone who brought out their tractors, trucks, and more...and thanks to the New Ulm FFA members for encouraging the local ag-related businesses to take part. New Ulm FFA members also did a “play-by-play” on KNUJ radio and carried the flags and club banner. The Hub Club treated the FFA members to pizza and pop back at the school afterwards. In response to questions about how long the parade has been held—the club’s 50th anniversary book reports that the first parade was held in 1980 when members went “all out” and had 48 units in the parade. Early Ag Day/Ag Week observances also included luncheons at Turner Hall. Those luncheons were discontinued after 2008, but the parades have continued.