City dwellers being asked to say thank you to people in agriculture on Farmer’s Day
June 10 marks Farmer’s Day in Alberta.
United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) president and CEO Scott Bolton said after a drought, high input costs, and the late spring, it is more important than ever to celebrate farmers.
“The circumstances of just getting a crop in the ground (and) the cost of probably the most expensive crop year ever, I think it only reinforces the importance of this day.”
“On top of that, what’s going on in the world and the concern with food security and I think it’s really reminded us, as did the pandemic, about the importance of farming.”