Ag for Life partnered with Langdon community members to deliver rural and farm safety programming to 160 students in grades 4-6 at Langdon School. October 9th they hosted a half day event where these groups taught students how to keep themselves and those around them safe and healthy. Children learned about a wide variety of safety topics delivered by local volunteers, businesses and safety experts. Topics ranged from tractor, water, chemical and pipeline safety. In total there were eight stations in which the eager students worked their way through participating in activities and conversations to better help them appreciate agricultural safety.
The Ag for Life initiative is a not for profit organization that is committed to building a better understanding and appreciation of agriculture and its important connection to life. It is their mission to help Albertans understand the depth and opportunity that agriculture brings to the community. Bringing together some of Alberta’s strongest corporations from various sectors including agri-services, energy, financial, not for profit along with farmers, ranchers and community leaders, Ag for Life thrives on delivering educational programming that will serve to improve rural and farm safety and build a understanding and appreciation for the importance agriculture has on today’s society.
Ag for Life was started by a group of agricultural, corporate and rural-based individuals and organizations who came together in a collective effort to advocate for the growth and strengthening of rural Alberta, its farmers, ranchers and communities. The founding members were Agrium Inc. ATB Financial, ATCO Group, Penn West, Rocky Mountain Equipment, TransCanada Corporation, and UFA Co-operative Limited. Combined, Ag for Life’s Members employ close to 20,000 people in over 350 communities across Alberta and continues to support rural communities where they live and work.
For more information, please visit www.agricultureforlife.ca
