Location: Between the Rotary Dream Home and the Big Top Tent
Hours: 9 am to 9 pm

Come celebrate agriculture with us at Agrium Ag-tivity in the City, where each day is guaranteed to be a fun and educational experience for the whole family. In partnership with leading industry stakeholders, this area features a celebration of Alberta agriculture called Ag-tivity in the City. It showcases industry displays with presentations focusing on food consumption, safety and nutrition, animal presentations, as well as some of the most recent science and technology innovations.

GREAT AGGIE CHALLENGE

Daily on the Agrium Entertainment Stage

See if you have all the answers as the game hosts of this life-size board game challenge participant with agriculture-specific questions.  Cheer on the contestants and experience the antics of the quizmaster and his assistant, you may even learn something new about agriculture.

SEED SURVIVOR

In ‘Ag-tivity in the City’ Discovery Centre
Daily 9 am – 9 pm

New and improved, this presentation is better than ever with more games, screens and sounds. Team up to try your hand at virtual farming with the Nutrients for Life game, or just crawl through the earthworm tunnel. Agrium has expanded Seed Survivor’s focus so visitors can experience and learn more at this interactive, curriculum based display.

AGRIUM'S DISCOVERY CENTRE

Found in the ‘Ag-titity in the City’ area, this structure profiles the major Alberta producer organizations.  These groups are keen to tell their industry story through displays that involve all the senses.  There is much to see, and do, from the live animals that can be seen up close and personal, to the hands-on activities that help explain the vast world of agriculture, everyone gets involved.

DR. BONES

Popular with all ages, guests will experience a presentation that entertains while learning about the anatomy of a horse.  Participants will experience an archaeological like dig to discover bones to match against a full size horse skeleton.  The energetic and entertaining staff will explain and educate as the audience learns about form and function of the equine skeleton, as well as how these bones relate to the human anatomy.

BEEF DISPLAY

Learn more about this leading Alberta industry. Alberta Beef will share with you the nutritional value of beef and the environmentally friendly practices of cattle producers and the role they play in sustainable agriculture. You can also learn about the many uses of beef byproducts – their presence is in different products that are used everyday. There will be interactive activities, recipes and information on the various cuts of meat.

CHICKEN DISPLAY

This presentation of the Alberta Chicken Producers features a pen of day-old chicks as well as consumer information. Chicken producers will be present to answer questions on Alberta’s production of quality chicken. This industry continues to grow and have a significant presence in Alberta.

EGG DISPLAY

Brought to you by the Alberta Egg Producers, this display will take you through the sights and sounds of an Alberta egg barn. Test your egg grading skills in the egg grading station. Great new recipes will also be available.

GRAIN DISPLAY

This presentation by the Alberta Canola Producers and Dow AgroSciences will show you all the benefits of the innovative seed known as canola. While the children roll miniature tractors through the canola seed box, there will be an opportunity to talk with a canola producer. A new innovation to be featured is the development of biodiesal derived from canola.  See the world’s first biodiesel-powered vehicle ever to burn up a track on high performance canola biodiesel.

MILK DISPLAY

Learn where milk comes from and how it is made. Learn how milk and dairy products, one of the five food groups, helps your body grow strong and healthy. You can see a cow milked or experience the task of milking on the life-size mechanical cow. Milk and cookies will again be offered at a nominal fee. There is much to learn at this active display.

SWINE DISPLAY

This display presented by Alberta Pork and the Calgary Stampede Swine committee will show you what the modern day pigpen actually looks like. You may be surprised to see how clean it is. If you stay long enough you will see how a young litter of piglets gets called to supper then wrestles to get to the right spot to eat. Swine by-products help to provide over 40 different medicines. There is much to learn about the many benefits of this thriving Alberta industry.

BISON PRODUCERS OF ALBERTA

Come and learn more about this industry and how today’s consumer can enjoy buffalo meat as a new, delicious tasting and superbly nutritious red meat. This presentation will feature nutrition facts, recipes and industry information

ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

Alberta is recognized as a world leader in the production of safe food and agriculture products. Staff from the Food Safety Division will be on hand to explain how they work together in the areas of food safety and animal health surveillance. The Food Safety Division works with industry and other partners to assist Alberta’s agrifood industry to continuously improve food safety and the marketability of Alberta’s agrifood products.,  For more information, visit www.agric.gov.ab.ca/foodsafety

OLDS COLLEGE

With campuses in Olds and Calgary, Olds College specializes in agriculture, horticulture, land and environmental management, research and applied business. It is our pleasure to showcase our programs at the Calgary Stampede through interactive multi-media presentations and fun activities at our unique barnwood booth. See the array of opportunities that await you at Olds College.

AGRIUM AGRICULTURE TOURS

Headquartered in the miniature barn at the south entrance to ‘Ag-tivity in the City’ area.
Take a tour of the Calgary Stampede’s agriculture presentations with a knowledgeable guide.  You will learn some interesting facts about this important industry.  Tours run continuously from 11:00am to 8:00pm.

EXPRESS PERSONNEL CLYDESDALE HITCH

These famous Clydesdales will roll into the Park on July 4 and will be housed in the Agrium Ag-tivity in the City area for the 10 days of Stampede. Also featured is an authentic Stage Coach. It is an excellent opportunity to see these “Gentle Giants” up close and personal. There will be a daily hitching of this six-horse team, with their brass and leather harnesses.

PIGEON DASH FOR CASH

The pigeons will be racing again from their home in Agrium Ag-tivity in the City. The pigeon loft is home to 60 racing pigeons that started here as young birds just learning to fly in mid-May. You will understand why they are called “homing pigeons.” Watch these feathered athletes soar and land in their loft daily. The grand finale, a 160 kilometre (100-mile) sudden death race, takes place on Sunday, July 15. These amazing racers will vie for a total purse of $3,000.

FESTIVAL OF THE WEST

Location: Window on the West Stage, Roundup Centre
Date & time: July 9,10,12,13 5:30-7:30pm

True cowboy entertainment, this presentation features some of Canada’s best in cowboy poetry, songs and stories celebrating and preserving our western heritage. The old west lives. Come and experience the tradition. You will leave the festival with a smile and an appreciation for the cowboy way of life.

HERITAGE CABIN

This little cabin, located in Agrium Ag-tivity in the City, will give you a feel for the rudimentary conditions that our pioneers endured to settle the west. Those days were a time of hard work, but women found time to use their skills and creative ability to handcraft quilts, weave cloth, spin wool, crochet or make toys. Relive these experiences and see firsthand how these tasks were performed.

ENVIRO-CULTURE FEATURE

Ag-tivity in the City area becomes a ‘green’ classroom showcasing alternative energy sources.  Did you know that the size of the Alberta greenhouse industry is 293 acres.  See a miniature working greenhouse powered by alternative energy and learn more about this industry that provides fresh food sources for our eating pleasure.  Check out the bio-diesel racecar displayed at the Alberta Canola Producers Commission display in the Discovery Centre.  Other ‘green’ themed displays can be found throughout this area so keep your eyes peeled.

*Dates, times and prices are subject to change.