Farms.com Home › News

Canada Ag Day

Feb 13, 2018

Subscribe to our Newsletters

Today is the second annual Canada Agriculture Day, a celebration of the country's agriculture sector. The industry employs one in eight Canadians -- from farmers and their suppliers to food processors and retailers -- and contributes more than 110-billion dollars to the economy.

Interview with Tannis Baker (3:55 minutes) (1.79 Mb)

For more information on Canada’s Agriculture Day, go to www.CdnAgDay.ca.

Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

Trending Video

Iowa’s Teacher of the Year Mixes Farm Crisis and Innovation in Shaping Rural America’s Future

Video: Iowa’s Teacher of the Year Mixes Farm Crisis and Innovation in Shaping Rural America’s Future

Melanie Bloom's first exposure to agriculture? "About five minutes after I was born." Now Iowa's reigning Teacher of the Year, Bloom has spent her career opening doors for students who never imagined themselves in agriculture.

Farmers Edge launches multibillion-dollar agreement with PartnerRe

February WASDE report highlights implications of international weather

Business News by Better Farming

Rising Farm Input Costs Alarm Growers ›

Senators examine Canada’s food system firsthan... ›

March WASDE Recap ›

Growing Demand for American Grown Agriculture ›

Cull Cow Prices High and Bull Prices Break $200 ›

Booker Urges USDA to Include Nursery, Mushroom... ›

Wyoming Ag Initiative: Farmers and Ranchers Ne... ›

Franklin County Farm Bureau Continues Ag Educa... ›

General News by Better Farming

Investing in Alberta’s future vets ›

Province Celebrates International Year of the Wom... ›

Youth Recognized for Creating Sustainable Solutio... ›

Alberta RCMP asking for help identifying vehicle ›

More ag superstitions for Friday the 13th ›

Map: February Precipitation Reduces Prairie Dryne... ›

ICE Canola: Canola Bounces Back on Crude Advances ›

Grain Helps to Drive Record 2025 Port of Vancouve... ›

Forums by Agriville.com

A real lobby effort results ›

Winter wheat harvest Highwood Montana ›

U.S. Midwest Corn Pollination is Widespread in 13+ U.S. States! ›

Rain lottery ›

Friday crop.report on a Thursday middle of July on ›

Current N pricing ›

Machinery News by Better Farming

AGCO Names New Chief Digital & Information Officer to Advance Digital Transformation and Growth

AGCO Names New Chief Digital & Information Office... ›

AGCO Welcomes Ritchie Implement as New Full-Line P... ›

AGCO to Present at the Bank of America Global Indu... ›

RB Global to Acquire BigIron ›

AGCO Appoints James C. Collins, Jr. to its Board o... ›

Crop News by Better Farming

From Conventional to Certified: Transitioning to Organic in the Northwest

From Conventional to Certified: Transitio... ›

Ernst Works to Add Value to Iowa-Grown ... ›

Cost Conscious Moves for This Planting ... ›

Arkansas Cotton Growers to Receive Reba... ›

Global Sorghum 'Pangenome' Accelerates ... ›

Livestock News by Better Farming

Ohio State University Small Farm Team

Ohio State University Small Farm Team ›

Lawmakers Eye War Funding Package for M... ›

Farm Innovators and Ag Industry Leaders... ›

Winter Storm Destroys Arkansas Poultry ... ›

Learn to Rebuild, Retain a Better Cow Herd ›

Sponsored Links:

Highest Yielding Soybeans, PigCHAMP Grow-Finish, Precision Agriculture, Swine Reproduction Software

This website uses tracking tools, including cookies. We use these technologies for a variety of reasons, including to recognize new and past website users, to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests.
You agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Access by clicking I agree.