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$10 million gift funds new animal education centre at Lakehead University
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$10 million gift funds new animal education centre at Lakehead University

Facility’s Anishinaabemowin name, Gakina Awesiinyag, “All Animals (Place For),” honours Indigenous lands

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Lakehead University’s Collaborative Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (CDVM) program receives $10 million investment. The new animal education facility will be named Gakina Awesiinyag, from the Anishinaabemowin language, which translates to “All Animals (Place For).”
Farm and Food Care Ontario gets $597,000 in program funding
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Farm and Food Care Ontario gets $597,000 in program funding

Provincial funding will support six public outreach initiatives

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Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) gets a $597,000, three-year funding agreement from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) to enhance and expand consumer outreach and farmer and agri-business training.
The first students to participate in the University of Guelph’s agricultural internship program will come from the agricultural economics, animal science and plant science programs.
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University internship designed to show gamut of agriculture jobs

Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph has developed an internship course for graduate students in masters’ programs

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The University of Guelph has developed an internship course for graduate students in master's programs at the Ontario Agricultural College. The paid internship will run 12 to 16 weeks, beginning in May 2025 and lasting until August.
‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag
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‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag

Saskatchewan equipment manufacturers receive government funding aimed at finding more workers

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A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.