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Ag for Life’s all-new Rural Safety Unit is on-the-road and ready to travel to Alberta schools, communities, fairs, festivals and other events to educate, encourage and promote rural and farm safety. Programming is aimed at youth and their families, who live on, work, play, or visit farms and ranches.
The mobile unit is operated by our team of safety specialists who travel across the province connecting visitors with important rural and farm safety information. With seven interactive stations, participants have the opportunity to learn while they engage with digital, tactile and mechanical interactive displays.
Station Topics Include:
- Hazard Identification
- Large Animals
- Large Equipment
- Utilities
- Risk Assessment
- Chemicals
- Protective Equipment
Additional topics and content will continue to be added each year to ensure new, relevant and engaging safety educational experience awaits the user.
To register visit: Rural Safety Mobile Unit | Agriculture for Life
About Ag for Life
Together, they are growing a better public understanding of the role of agriculture in Alberta’s culture and economy.
Agriculture is critical to every aspect of life, whether you are a city-dweller, a canola-grower, rancher, or tend to a backyard garden. It is the foundation of Alberta’s society and economy, feeding over 7 billion people and providing jobs for millions of Canadians.
Since 2011, Agriculture for Life (Ag for Life) has played a vital role in educating Albertans about agriculture, food, farming and safety and the pivotal role it plays in our lives.
Through close collaboration with stakeholders, Ag for Life will develop, expand and offer curriculum-based educational programming that will serve to improve farm safety and to build a genuine understanding and appreciation for the role agriculture plays in society, the environment and the economy.
To learn more visit: agricultureforlife.ca
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Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba (AITC-M) envisions a future where:
- Every student knows where and how their food is grown
- Every teacher has the tools to inspire tomorrow’s innovators, consumers and decision-makers
- Every Manitoban understands the issues and challenges our province’s largest industry faces in its efforts to nourish the world safely and sustainably
They are a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to developing curriculum-linked programs, resources and activities for teachers and students to learn more about the importance of agriculture in Manitoba.
K-12
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Alberta Open Farm Days provides Albertans with a backstage pass to visit farms and ranches across the province.
Alberta Open Farm Days is about ranchers and farmers inviting their urban and rural neighbours to share stories, see demonstrations, and learn more about the people producing their food.
The weekend also provides guests the chance to sample and experience field to table culinary delights at foodie events taking place in rural communities across the province.
Watch this video or visit albertafarmdays.com for more program information.
Alberta Open Farm Days is presented by Ag for Life, Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies, Alberta Culture and Tourism and Agriculture and Rural Development in partnership with Travel Alberta.
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Enjoy many interactive agriculture activities including cow milking, sheep shearing, livestock auctioneering, the amazing corn maze, and much more! And of course you will be able to meet a wide variety of farm animals from huge draft horse to tiny chicks that are just a few days old. Come learn where your food comes from and enjoy going to the farm yet never leave the city.
For more information visit https://ag.calgarystampede.com/events/year-round-events/aggie-days
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This week long agriculture education is hosted at the Calgary Stampede grounds. This unique program uses the Open Minds curriculum to customize the week to the needs of the school. Working closely with the teacher to focus on the core themes of their choice the experience is always unique, interactive and fun for all.
To learn more visit: http://foundation.calgarystampede.com/youth-programs/stampede-school.html
