The Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) has committed $100,000 to the Collaboration Zone within Assiniboine Community College’s Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.
The Collaboration Zone is touted as a spot where education and industry will meet.
MCA represents five key commodities in the province: spring and winter wheat, sunflowers, corn, barley and flax.
“The birth of MCA unified multiple organizations — a great example of evolving with industry needs, much like the college is looking to do with the Prairie Innovation Centre,” said Tim Hore, dean, School of Agriculture and Environment, in a media release. “The Prairie Innovation Centre is an important piece of tomorrow’s ag landscape and we are grateful for support from partners like MCA, that are crucial to the success of the centre.”
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The Prairie Innovation Centre is the latest in a growing history of agricultural education at Assiniboine, something the college says will respond to the need for “… highly trained workers across the province.”
ACC aspires to become “… a national leader in agricultural training, and will aim to meet the growing labour demands in this important sector.”
“Students are the future of agriculture,” says Fred Greig, chair of MCA. “MCA is proud to support the Prairie Innovation Centre Collaboration Zone at Assiniboine Community College as it will enable students to form strong connections within the agriculture industry. The new facility will greatly expand the college’s programming capabilities to educate more students, and will provide new opportunities to learn, connect and collaborate with each other and with industry professionals.”
The centre will combine indoor and outdoor learning spaces for hands-on learning experience and will be a hub for agricultural innovation and collaboration.
