Farmer’s Day is Friday June 11, 2021.

The United Farmer’s of Alberta Co-operative recognizes farmers and ranchers whose work doesn’t stop, even for a pandemic.

Farmer’s Day is celebrated each year on the second Friday of June.

Farmer’s Day was actually a provincial holiday when it started, kids had the day off school and families could spend quality time together following the busy seeding and calving seasons.

UFA issued a news release to celebrate Farmer's Day:

“Celebrating Alberta’s agriculture industry and the work our members and customers do is especially important this year,” said Scott Bolton, UFA President and CEO. “During the pandemic agriculture was declared an essential service, there were no days off for our members and customers, and our Cooperative was proud to continue to provide the products and services they needed to keep nutritious foo on the shelves. In the future, as we begin to open the economy, the agri-food and agri-product industries will continue to be essential and will be key in our province’s economic recovery.”

“We work throughout the year to improve the economic and social well-being of our members and customers by providing an active voice on behalf of farmers on many fronts through advocacy, partnerships, awareness and education,” says Bolton. “We also work to build vibrant rural communities by supporting grassroots initiatives through a robust community investment program. It is important for our Co-operative to provide support where it is needed most and this past year was no exception.”

UFA is asking Albertans to capture the power and potential of Alberta’s agriculture industry on social media and to share their images and messages by
including the hashtag #FarmersDay and tagging @ufacooperative.

Check www.UFA.com/FarmersDay for more details on Farmers Day 2021.