It's Agriculture Literacy Week, and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Oneil Carlier hopes everyone takes the opportunity to learn more. He says the industry is changing all the time, and it's important for people to learn where their food comes from.

"I like the concept. I think everybody, whether you live in rural or urban, needs to learn more about agriculture. Agriculture like a lot of industries, like most industries, is changing rapidly. New technologies, new ways to apply everything from fertilizer to water to crops. So the more, I think the more everybody knows about agriculture in their province, the more the better."

He says are different ways to learn more.

"You know, a lot of it is self-taught. There's really good programs in the schools if folks, especially urban people, want to learn more about agriculture. And I think there really is a desire for learning that. A lot of people are really interested in food, where it comes from, how it's grown."

Carlier says most ag-related education is self-taught, and he wants everyone to be careful about their sources of information.

"So people are educating themselves on that, and I ask them to rely on very reliable websites. Not maybe necessarily something they heard on social media, but something very reliable that can help them educate themselves on their food."

Carlier says he thinks Agriculture and Forestry are the largest renewable resource industries in the province. He says they will continue to have opportunities to grow their markets and add innovation and value.