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The Council acts as a policy forum, providing a platform where ideas and information can be exchanged and policy options developed.

The "diagonal slice through the industry" that Council represents is at the core of its strength and value as a policy forum. Council is a knowledgeable, experienced, integrated and comprehensive forum and sounding board to those government and industry stakeholders who actually set and implement policy related to this agenda. As our industry continues to globalize, transform and grow, strategic policy that supports the transformation and growth agenda will become ever more complex and important.

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Dare to Fill the Gaps: A Risk Management Workshop Presentations, Discussion and Video A slate of experts discussed some of the current gaps in agricultural risk management and how they may be filled, in addition to highlighting some innovative ways risk management issues have been successfully addressed.

The Clodhoppers Guys tell their amazing tale of perseverance and entrpreneurial spirit Chris Emery and Larry Finnson amused and inspired members and guests at the Agriculture and Food Council’s 2011 AGM with their tale of how passion and perseverance helped them to create a multi-million dollar candy company.

Why Invest in Agri-Food? Forum in Calgary The Agriculture and Food Council explored the merits of investing in the agri-food industry at its Fall 2010 policy forum called "Why Invest in Agri-Food?"

Buyer Aware Policy Forum Series Report Available "Buyer Aware: Understanding and Engaging Consumers and Markets in Agri-Food" was a three-part policy forum series hosted by the Agriculture and Food Council. Its purpose was to review trends and explore current opportunities and issues in the way Alberta