In making the daily commute to and from the office we have seen a lot of country flags waiving from vehicles in a show of support for their soccer team playing at the World Cup. Although our Canadian team is not participating in playing another Canadian team, more specifically a Manitoba Farmers are making a significant contribution to the World Cup event.
Manitoba grass farmers have supplied the grass that is being played on at all of the soccer pitches being used for the event in Brazil. The full article as reported by CTV News can been read at the following link.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/pitch-perfect-canadian-grass-fills-in-at-world-cup-1.1872400
Manitoba has long been known for its roots in agricultural and now one sector of that is being placed on the world’s stage.