Canadian Agriculture Day is an opportunity to raise our forks to the folks who work so hard to feed the world. Agriculture is the backbone of Alberta – brimming with diversity in the types of farms we operate and the commodities we produce - it’s worth celebrating all the time.
Alberta agriculture is a vast industry made up of more than cattle herds and wheat fields. Alberta is home to a variety of livestock operations, which include horses, chickens, bees, pigs, sheep, alpaca, llamas, yaks, water buffalo and more. Fields are sown with a variety of crops -from barley and potatoes to chickpeas and sugar beets – our industry paints an impressive picture. With so many different producers feeding us and supporting our economy, Canadian Ag Day is a nationwide celebration of those contributions.
This year the annual Canadian Ag Day event is on February 22. This day has become popular on social media in Canada with the hashtag #CdnAgDay trending for the last few years.
Canadian Ag Day is an opportunity to connect with other Canadians to share about our industry and help people learn where their food comes from. This day gives consumers and producers a chance to have conversations about why agriculture is so important and how the products people use travel from the farm to their hands.