Farmers and members of Canada’s ag community took to social media Feb. 11 to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day (#CdnAgDay).
Agriculture More Than Ever launched #CdnAgDay in 2017 to recognize the work Canadian farmers and the greater agri-food community put in to producing healthy, high-quality foods, while also supporting the Canadian economy.
And Canadians have a lot to be proud of when it comes to agriculture and food.
Toronto, Ont. pork packer William Davies, for example, is credited with inventing peameal bacon.
He sent a side of pork to relatives in England and packed it in ground yellow peas to help preserve the pork.
Canada is the world’s 8th largest exporter of agri-food and other products, exporting to more than 200 countries in 2023 and worth about $99.1 billion.
And approximately one of every nine jobs in Canada is related to agriculture.