Celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day
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Each day, agriculture touches our lives through the food we eat, some of the clothing we wear, and even some of the products we use in our homes and on ourselves.
An individual, or more likely a group of individuals, worked to grow, harvest, or produce many of the things we consume.
Feb. 11 marks the fourth annual celebration of Canada’s Agriculture Day, part of Farm Credit Canada’s Agriculture More Than Ever campaign. The day is meant to celebrate the country’s agriculture industry and those who work in it, as well as provide an opportunity to spark conversation between producers and consumers.
We hear all the time about consumers wanting to know more about where their food comes from and what’s involved in producing it, and terms such as ‘organic’, ‘free range’, and ‘non-GMO’ are becoming more and more common on store shelves.
Canada’s Agriculture Day was first celebrated in 2016 and the observance has been growing over the past few years. Last year, hundreds of events were held across the country, and #CdnAgDay ended up trending nationally on Twitter.
Forums such as Canada’s Agriculture Day allow for discussions between producers and consumers about why agriculture is important, what consumers want from their food and other consumables, and how producers grow and harvest food are an excellent way to have both sides work on better understanding one another.
Agriculture is a significant industry in Manitoba, with close to 15,000 farms operating here and almost 12 million acres of cropland, according to 2016 Census of Agriculture data. We also have the second youngest population of farm operators in the country, second only to Quebec (again based on 2016 data).
Some of the products being grown or produced by Manitoban farm operations include canola, spring wheat, soybeans, field peas, corn, barley, oats, rye, flaxseed, sunflower seeds, potatoes and other root vegetables, strawberries and other fruits, honey, eggs, and meats such as pork, beef, chicken, and lamb.
If you’re interested in attending a Canada’s Agriculture Day event being held here in Manitoba, you can visit agriculturemorethanever.ca for event listings and other information about Canada’s Agriculture Day and the Agriculture More Than Ever campaign.
Other opportunities for consumers to connect with local producers throughout the year include attending farmers’ markets, becoming a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program member, and checking out events like Manitoba Open Farm Day, where farm operations open their doors to the public.
Melody Rogan is a community correspondent for Radisson. You can email her at preeneditorial@gmail.com
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