Northwest Missouri State University will “Celebrate Agriculture” with a series of activities Oct. 30 through Nov. 4. The week culminates Saturday, Nov. 4, with an open house showcasing the School of Agriculture Sciences and a barbecue lunch for alumni and friends. The day’s activities are scheduled in conjunction with the Bearcat football game against Fort Hays State University at 1:30 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium. “Celebrate Agriculture is an opportunity to celebrate not only the School of Agricultural Sciences at Northwest but to celebrate the importance of agriculture in the state and region,” Rod Barr, the director of Northwest School of Agricultural Sciences, said. “The economic impact of agriculture in the state of Missouri is more than $88 billion annually.” Additionally, Northwest and the School of Agricultural Sciences are in the planning stages and pursuing private support to help fund an $8.5 million, 29,000-square-foot Agricultural Learning Center at the Wright Farm and supplement and enhance the academic curriculum. The School of Agricultural Sciences offers agricultural majors in agricultural business, agriculture education, agriculture science, agronomy, animal science, animal science-pre vet, horticulture and technology, in addition to minors, a two-year farm operations certificate and master’s programs in agriculture, education and economics.