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Mar 08, 2019

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March is Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month. Luree Williamson, CEO of Agriculture for Life, says it’s important to have such a month to bring attention to agriculture, particularly in schools.

Interview with Luree Williamson (2:44 minutes) (1.25 Mb)

For more information, go to www.agricultureforlife.ca.

Source : Alberta agriculture and forestry

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