The Canadian Farmer


The Canadian Farmer is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1959.

Premise

This series temporarily replaced Explorations and featured reports on the state of Canadian farming.

Scheduling

This half-hour miniseries was broadcast on Thursday at 10:00 p.m. as follows:
  1. 4 June 1959: "Farmer on a Tiger", on government policies and farming problems
  2. 11 June 1959: "Cow on a Tightrope", describing the process by which milk is provided to consumers
  3. 18 June 1959: "Road to Rosetown", which looks at how farming communities have declined as transportation systems have upgraded