The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) is looking to fund agriculture training programs for Indigenous participants this winter, it announced today.
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CAHRC puts out funding call for Indigenous training initiatives
Funds to be accessed Feb. to March., with deadline to apply at end of January
Urban school farm opens world of opportunity to British teens
Students from the underprivileged community have won acclaim at ag fairs, and some have gone on to be farmers, vets
The rural life of rearing rare breed sheep and nurturing alpacas is a world away for many urban teenagers. Yet a British school near Liverpool has opened its pupils to a wealth of jobs in agriculture and the benefits of nature with its own farm.
Getting schooled on animal agriculture
CAPI report looks to set firmer animal agriculture background for policymakers
Glacier FarmMedia – A new report commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture at economic, social and environmental levels. The report, called “Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis,” delves into issues surrounding beef, dairy and poultry production in the country and how they
At Agribition: Iowa school group looks in on Prairie ag
Media program students, alumni gather participants' stories
Fresh faces and new blood were injected into the usual cadre of journalism veterans this week at Canadian Western Agribition. Students from Iowa’s CAC Media Group ventured to Regina for hands-on agricultural journalism experience. Hannah Grantz, Jake VanderHeiden and Katlin Truelsen, students from high schools across Clinton County in eastern Iowa, interviewed, photographed and videotaped
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
Envirothon camp schools teachers in science of water management
The Redboine Watershed District annually hosts a competition for students, but 2023 was the first teachers-only camp
Teachers recently got a taste of what their students experience during the Redboine Watershed District’s annual environmental issues competition. Thirteen teachers from across the province made their way to Kiche Manitou Lake in Spruce Woods Provincial Park in late September for a three-day boot camp of water science and outdoors skills training. Activities were based
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
OAC to offer new master’s program in plant agriculture
New program would run alongside research-based degrees
Ontario Agricultural College is seeking approvals to offer a new master’s degree in plant agriculture, which would designate plant science professionals operating at a grad-school level but not on the traditional research-based path. OAC said Wednesday its proposed new “master of plant agriculture” (MPAg) program would allow recent graduates and professionals to “quickly upgrade education
Feds, Manitoba pledge $6.4M to ag research facility
The new facility will modernize crop and soil research and training at the University of Manitoba
The Federal and Manitoba governments have thrown their weight behind development of a facility touted to become Canada’s pre-eminent resource for field crop research. “A great deal of our agriculture industry’s success comes from research and skill development,” said federal ag minister Marie-Claude Bibeau in a news release, Tuesday. Bibeau and Derek Johnson, Manitoba’s minister
PAMI, Assiniboine Community College join forces
The research and development group has added its presence to the Brandon college
The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute closed its doors in Portage la Prairie last year, but the ready source of agricultural research, innovation and equipment development hasn’t left Manitoba. Brandon’s Assiniboine Community College, now in the midst of a major expansion of ag and ag-related programming, has brought PAMI to its main campus. Charley Sprenger, a
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