This Sunday is the "Discover Agriculture on the Farm" event at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre.
Visitors will have the chance to a number of activities, meet and visit with Manitoba farmers, see live animals like pigs, dairy cows, broilers, and laying hens, and explore prairie crops such as canola.
The family-friendly event is free, runs from 10 til 2 on Sunday, September 14th and officially kicks off the 11th Annual Farm and Food Awareness Week (September 14-19)
This year's theme is Seize the Season: Appreciating Manitoba’s Harvest!
The agriculture industry is a key backbone of Manitoba's economy generating over $5 billion in GDP, $10.25 billion in agricultural sales and $4.75 billion in agricultural exports.
The "Discover Agriculture on the Farm" event is set for Sunday, September 14th, at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre, 15 minutes south of Winnipeg on Highway 75.