> Ag Bowl Information

MARSHALL, Minn. - The eighth annual Ag Bowl, presented by Ralco Inc., will be Saturday, Sept. 27, at the Schwan Regional Event Center and REC parking lot on the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University.

The day is a celebration of agriculture in Minnesota and features numerous events for both kids and adults. Participating sponsors of Ag Bowl include Ralco, Titan Machinery, HyVee, CHS, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Pepsi, Chanel Seeds, Hagen Distributing, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council, Lockwood Motors and Syngenta.

Starting at 2:30 p.m., activities for all ages begin, including a petting zoo, pony rides, tractor displays, hayrides, face painting, Ag Olympics and inflatable games.

The HyVee Food Zone is back again and will serve great food and beverages starting at 2:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. The popular Kids Pedal Pull will take place at 4:30 p.m. for kids ages 4-11, with registration beginning at 4 p.m.

The day is capped by the SMSU football game versus Northern State starting at 6 p.m.

Also back this year is the Ag Bowl raffle, with tickets available for just $20, and giving participants a chance to win numerous great prizes. The grand prize is a Polaris Outlaw 50 ATV from Action Sports, while $2,000, $1,500, $1,000, $500 and two $500 HyVee gift cards will also be awarded. The raffle winners will be announced at halftime of the football game on Saturday night. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the SMSU Athletics Office by calling 507-537-7271 or can be purchased on the day of the event.

Proceeds generated by the Ag Bowl will fund scholarships and programming for worthy student-athletes and young people who will dedicate their careers to business success in agriculture, environmental science and the food industries.

SMSU's educational programs in agriculture, environmental science and food arts & sciences develop young people who spend their careers working to grow the economic success of the agricultural industry. In acknowledgement of these efforts, the University has been the recipient of three NCAA Civic Engagement Awards for Ag Bowl.

Southwest Minnesota State University is proud of the fact that it is located in southwest Minnesota, a region where agriculture provides the foundation for the economy.

For more information on Ag Bowl, including a complete listing of events, log onto SMSUmustangs.com/agbowl.