March 16, 2021
Manitoba Celebrates Agriculture Awareness Day with a Focus on Protein and Emerging Agricultural Technology
The Manitoba government is celebrating Agriculture Awareness Day today by hosting a virtual event highlighting advances in agriculture, protein innovation and emerging agricultural technologies, Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today.
“Agriculture is one of Manitoba’s leading industries and a key economic driver that produces high-quality, safe food on a local and global scale, and has shown steady economic growth,” said Pedersen. “Today, we celebrate the women and men who work hard every day to produce safe and high-quality food while respecting our environment. The individuals and companies involved in agriculture and food processing strive to build on opportunities and advantages that come with a growing demand for food.”
The virtual event will feature a number of presentations on advances in agriculture and protein innovation with speakers from Roquette, Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI), and Borderland Agriculture. For those interested in registering in this webinar and hearing greetings from the minister at 9 a.m., visit:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1970557246982039819.
Kristine Tapley from the Manitoba Protein Consortium will host a panel discussion on Emerging Protein Technologies featuring speakers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, the University of Manitoba and Hatch, an aquaculture venture capital firm based in Hawaii, Singapore and Norway. The Manitoba government created the Manitoba Protein Consortium in January 2020 to provide leadership on projects of strategic importance and encourage stakeholders to continue actions to implement the Manitoba Protein Advantage.
Getty Stewart, a professional home economist, public speaker, educator, recipe developer and author, will be conducting a recipe demo hosted by the Farm and Food Discovery Centre. Stewart will demo a taco recipe featuring Manitoba bison and plant protein that was developed as part of the Manitoba Food and Knowledge Exchange project with the University of Manitoba.
In 2005, Manitoba established Agriculture Awareness Day to promote greater awareness of the contributions agriculture makes to this province and the industry’s role as a key driver of the Manitoba economy. In 2014, the Farm and Food Awareness Act formalized this recognition in legislation, making Agriculture Awareness Day the third Tuesday in March.
For more information on Manitoba’s agricultural programs and services, follow the Twitter account at www.twitter.com/MBGovAg.
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