Visit us

Come explore the Discovery Centre to learn about how food is produced and processed in Canada! Whether you're booking a  private tour for your group of friends or family, joining us for an educational program, or booking our versatile meeting space, the Farm and Food Discovery Centre welcomes you with open arms. 

Visitors interact with Centre displays

Hours of operation

  • A family observes the swine display

Operating hours 

Pre-booking is required

Tuesday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Closures

We are closed on long weekends and all holidays observed by the University of Manitoba.

Including these dates:

  • Good Friday: April 3 (Friday)
  • Victoria Day: May 16-18
  • Canada Day: July 1 (Wednesday)
  • Terry Fox Day: Aug 1-3
  • Labour Day: Sep 5-7
  • Orange Shirt Day or National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Sep 30 (Wednesday)
  • Thanksgiving Day: Oct 10-12
  • Remembrance Day: Nov 11 (Wednesday)

Admission

FFDC Admission - $10.00

(Admission includes: FFDC, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Discovery and Learning Complex and Egg Farmers of Manitoba Learning and Research Centre)

Additional rates may apply for specialty tours.

For prices on educational programming, meetings, team building, facility rentals, or birthday parties, follow the links on the right to their webpages.

 

Guided tours

  • A groups of seniors learn about laying hens while on a tour of FFDC.

    Farm & Food Discovery Centre

    Admission includes a guided tour of the Farm and Food Discovery Centre including the view into our operational hog barn. You can even ask when the pigs are expected to give birth to plan your visit for when there are brand new piglets!

  • Entrance to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Discovery and Learning Complex

    Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Discovery and Learning Complex

    Tour our state-of-the-art dairy barn when you pre-book a visit at FFDC. You will get a close up look at cows in the barn, learn how cattle are cared for in Manitoba, see some technology in action, and discover more with our interactive exhibits!

  • Front of the Manitoba Egg Farmers building

    Manitoba Egg Farmers Learning and Research Centre

    Tour our layer facility when you prebook a visit at FFDC. You will get a close up look at laying hens in two different housing environments. On your tour you will learn about how these animals are cared for in Manitoba, see some of the fascinating technology in action, and explore the interactive exhibits.

Find us

Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre
1290 Research Station Road
Glenlea Research Station | University of Manitoba
Glenlea, Manitoba, Canada, R0G 0S0

ffdc@umanitoba.ca
1-204-883-2532