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Middle school students from across the province will learn about agriculture at Ag Days.
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Full house expected at AITC-M’s Ag Days Adventure

The event attracts Grade 7 and 8 students from throughout the province

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Once again Ag in the Classroom — Manitoba will seize the opportunity to open a few eyes to the interesting world of agriculture at Ag Days. Once again they’ll be hosting the Manitoba Ag Days Adventure for middle school students at the event in the Keystone Centre. This year’s theme, “Think Global — Act Local”
Stewart Akerley and his current LTG Garden at La Verendrye School in Portage la Prairie.
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Keep CALM and garden on

This elementary school teacher takes joy in teaching his students about food production

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From the moment you step into his classroom, Stewart Akerley’s unbridled energy, passion and enthusiasm for teaching is evident. My husband and I first met this Portage la Prairie School Division elementary teacher when we volunteered for Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) in March 2015. This was also Akerley’s first year of participating in Agriculture
The historic dome building on the Keystone Centre grounds will be the site of a fundraiser for Agriculture in the Classroom — Manitoba.
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Manitoba Social to raise advocacy funds

Ag in the Classroom will benefit from the first-ever event at the historic dome building

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In the spirit of going a step further to promote agriculture advocacy, this year Ag Days is throwing a fundraising social for one of the province’s most important agriculture education groups. The first-ever Manitoba Social will take place January 23 at 8 p.m. in the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba’s historic dome building with all funds
ACC student Brodie Hunter leads his group through agriculture and trade facts during Agriculture in the Classroom’s Manitoba Ag Days Adventure 2018.
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Agriculture in the Classroom gives students a taste of Ag Days

Over 400 Grade 7/8 students joined the Ag Days crowds Jan. 16-18 through 
Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) and its Manitoba Ag Days Adventure

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Even for some of the farm kids, it was their first time at Ag Days. Canada’s largest indoor trade show bolstered its attendance by 415 Grade 7/8 students this year with Agriculture in the Classroom’s Manitoba Ag Days Adventure. Sue Clayton, executive director of AITC Manitoba, called the Ag Days tie-in one of its “flagship
Middle school students will once again benefit from an opportunity to learn about farming at Ag Days 2018.
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Kids get Ag Days adventure

Ag in the Classroom brings students to the event annually

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Once again you’ll be seeing students from far and wide milling through exhibits, presentations and displays searching for clues at Ag Days. They’ll be searching for clues and answers that fit that day’s fun assignment — while simultaneously learning a bit more about agriculture. It’s the annual Ag Days Adventure, a joint venture of Agriculture
Attendees try their hand at wheat grinding during the Amazing Agriculture Adventure June 6-7.
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Schools get an eye for agriculture with Ag in the Classroom

The Amazing Agriculture Adventure saw more students and adults as the annual event 
returned to Brandon in early June

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Over 500 Grade 4/5 students had an Amazing Agriculture Adventure June 6-7 as Ag in the Classroom took over Brandon’s Keystone Centre. Described as Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba’s flagship event, the two-day workshop claimed more students, more teachers and more participating schools this year than in 2016. Participation jumped by about a third over
Is Ag in the Classroom a corporate shill? Far from it
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Is Ag in the Classroom a corporate shill? Far from it

What one group sees as education, another views as propaganda

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Classrooms across the country were getting some special visitors in March as volunteers for the non-profit organization Ag in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) did their bit to promote Ag Literacy Month. In this province, those volunteers included Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler and fellow cabinet minister and Portage la Prairie farmer Ian Wishart, who took turns
Minnedosa Grade 5/6 teacher Tracy Kingdon passes out different seeds for students to compare.
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Manitoba classrooms boost ag literacy

Minnedosa’s Tanner’s Crossing School is one of 235 Manitoba schools participating 
in the first month-long agricultural literacy event

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Tracy Kingdon’s Grade 5/6 class at Tanner’s Crossing School in Minnedosa wasn’t using pens and pencils Mar. 10. Instead, they were shaking whipping cream into butter, getting an up-close look at seed varieties and digging up questions for Lise McQuarrie, one of more than 100 Agriculture in the Classroom volunteers invited to Manitoba schools this
Students go on an ag adventure
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Students go on an ag adventure

Once again Agriculture in the Classroom 
will play a big role at Ag Days

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Ag Days will see students scouring the show site, seeking clues and gathering information about agriculture. That’s because Agriculture in the Classroom will once again be designing and delivering the Manitoba Ag Days Adventure. This year’s theme is “Agriculture — Think Global, Act Local” where students in Grades 7 and 8 take part in the
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Scholarships awarded for farm and food students

Monsanto Canada has expanded the focus to also include culinary arts students

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Monsanto is celebrating 25 years of scholarships by expanding its focus just a bit to include six nutrition and culinary arts students, alongside 61 agriculture students. “Our program is still primarily aimed at encouraging young people to pursue careers in agriculture,” said Kelly Funke, public affairs manager with Monsanto Canada. “But we see food as

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