Soil to Sky

Toxicologist

Catherine Italiano lives and works in the city, but her job focuses on farms. As a toxicologist, she studies “livestock feed”; the food given to farm animals. Her job is to make sure the food is safe for animals, for any humans who eat meat, milk or eggs from those animals and for the environment. ...

Canandian Federation of Agriculture

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) serves as a farmer-funded national umbrella organization representing provincial general farm organizations and national commodity groups. Through its members, CFA represents over 200,000 Canadian farm families from coast to coast. ...

CFBMC Excellence Awards for Agricultural Students

The Canadian Farm Business Mangement Council wants to help agricultural students develop their communication skills by giving them an opportunity to write an essay on a subject related to farm management. ...

What is This Site?

Your Career Options Have Never Looked So Good!

The Soil to Sky portal is a managed and categorized collection of links and career profiles for the agriculture and food industry. Are you looking for an opportunity you might not have considered before? We want to show you just how rewarding — and surprisingly diverse — a career in Alberta’s agriculture and food industry can be!

Interactive! The Ten Questions Project

Soil to Sky wants to know about your career in the agriculture and food industry. Check out The Ten Questions Project and let our users know about your job in the industry. We’ll be posting entries in the near future — and the best responses will become part of our new promotion campaign for the upcoming school year!

Links, Profiles, and Podcasts… Oh My!

The Soil to Sky portal was launched on June 26, 2006 by Agriculture and Food Council in an effort to build the beginnings of a central exchange centre for agriculture and food information, links, and career concepts. Since that time we’ve responded to our visitors and improved the way information is collected and connected.

And It’s All Free!

This site has been developed as a service initiative of the Agriculture and Food Council, based in Nisku, Alberta. Click the Inventory icon to the left to learn more about the project and the Council. The Agriculture and Food Council of Alberta is a non-profit industry-led organization comprised of volunteer member representatives from across Alberta’s agri-food industry. Our vision and aim is to ensure that Alberta’s agriculture, food and life sciences industry will be globally competitive, profitable, and sustainable. The Council serves as a catalyst for the agri-food industry. Our goal is to encourage quality and adaptability across all sectors in the industry. We encourage growth, sustainability, and profitability. Soil to Sky is free to use and free to list in.

Listen to our Podcasts

The Soil to Sky Podcast is new for 2008. Podcasting is the start of a new media content revolution that is empowering individuals with the ability to globally distribute their ideas and create a following of like minded fans.