New online resources will help Canadian teachers educate students in grades 10 and 11 about what it takes to grow the food they eat.
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Ag resources for teachers released
Canola Growers fund ag education efforts
MCGA has made a multi-year funding commitment to Ag In the Classroom-Manitoba
The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) has made a three year funding commitment to Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitioba (AITC-M). The group will be putting up $120,000 to expand and enrich agriculture education programs for public school students across Manitoba. The aim is to continue to expand students’ understanding of agriculture, the origin of
Wave of public support lets Ag Days give back even more
Annual giving campaign will award $50,000 to community projects this year
Ag Days Gives Back will give back more than ever this year, thanks to a wave of public support last year, when the show returned after missing the 2021 and 2022 outings due to the pandemic. The ability to provide more community grants, and the ongoing educational scholarships, comes at a great time, says committee
Think outside the agriculture box for labour, ag and tech leaders say
Agriculture in the Classroom is reaching non-farming students with inspiration for ag jobs, panelists say
Ag and tech leaders encouraged employers to think outside the agricultural box when looking to hire workers in order to expand the labour pool. “I’m one of the lucky ones,” said Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). Mahoney entered the industry with no agriculture experience. She had training in human resources and
Ag in the Classroom expansion plan gets multi-year funding
Organization wants to increase its reach in Manitoba by six per cent by 2026
Agriculture in the Classroom says its plan to expand ag education programs in Manitoba is a step closer to reality after the Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF) pledged multi-year financial backing. The financial commitment was announced in a Sept. 26 news release. “There is a recognition that most of the population is moving further and further
School ag program calls for volunteers
Ag in the Classroom says it doesn’t have enough speakers to cover requested classroom visits in March
Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba is less than two months from the start of Canadian Agricultural Literacy Month, but its volunteer list sits at less than half the number of people it needs. Executive director Katharine Cherewyk says more than 200 classrooms, representing about 4,700 students, have registered for agriculture literacy month presentations in Manitoba. Ag in
CALM seeks volunteers
Annual program to take agriculture into classrooms needs about 150 agvocates
Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba is seeking volunteers to tell the sector’s story this March. It’s part of Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month, a hands-on program that brings agriculture into the classroom and encourages students to learn about and celebrate Canadian agriculture. With the return of in-person events in classrooms, AITC-Manitoba is predicting demand will be high
Follow the farmers virtually
Ag in the Classroom’s new virtual farm tour program launched
Agriculture in the Classroom — Manitoba is launching a new program of virtual farm tours for kids in Grades 3 to 6. “This new program will help bring farming and agriculture to classrooms across the province in a time when getting out to a farm is just not possible,” said Sue Clayton, the group’s executive
AITC out of the classroom, but still in the game
Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba looks into 2021, COVID-19 restrictions and all
The last 12 months have been a period for resource development for Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba (AITC-M), and executive director Sue Clayton says there’s more coming down the pipe as the calendar ticks into another year under COVID-19 restrictions. “It’s really changed our thinking on how we do our programming and that’s only going
Ag in the Classroom to pilot virtual Ag Days Adventure
Virtual game, videos and other e-learning activities supplement cancelled in-person event
Agriculture in the Classroom’s new virtual learning program will allow more students to learn about food production around the world and their place in it, the organization says. The organization will pilot the virtual Manitoba Ag Days Adventure, which will replace this year’s cancelled, in-person event. “It’s not only going to be schools that are
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