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AgScape continues to evolve and thrive in the classroom
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AgScape continues to evolve and thrive in the classroom

Organization continues successful reach into school boards across the province

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AgScape grew from strength to strength throughout the pandemic, and its trajectory continues to climb. “After so many years of work and assembling a group of talented individuals, we’re being recognized as experts in the field of agriculture and food education,” said Kathryn Doan, AgScape board chair, at the provincial agri-food education organization’s recent annual […] Read more
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Editorial: Farming knowledge can help form future habits

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As I previously wrote in a column for Farmtario in November last year, one of the most endearing memories I have from elementary school is when a classmate brought in a dairy calf for “show and tell.” I still remember that day vividly nearly 40 years later; how the calf’s tongue felt on my fingers […] Read more
At the Farming Numbers station, children learned that more than just food comes from agriculture. For example, hides from cows are used to make leather, and sugars from corn can be used to produce fuel and sweeten beverages.
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Local students get a Bite of Brant

Local agriculture production focus of 27th annual educational event in Brant county

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What started as a one-day dairy event has evolved into an interactive two-day hands-on opportunity for Brant county students to learn more about how the food they eat is produced. More than one thousand grade five students, teachers and parents from Brant county-area schools visited the Burford Fairgrounds for the 27th annual Bite of Brant. […] Read more
One college in Ontario has an applied research facility that specializes in nutritional and shelf-life testing.
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Ontario colleges serve as ‘surrogate R&D departments’ for agriculture industry

While universities are significant research partners, many colleges provide specialized services

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Universities are well-known as centres for research and innovation, attracting both faculty and students based on the depth, breadth and qualities of their research enterprises. In Ontario, the University of Guelph is a particularly significant research partner for the agriculture sector. Less well-known is that many of Ontario’s 24 colleges are also home to centres […] Read more
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Student scholarships available

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The Kemptville College Alumni Association is offering two $1,000 scholarships to post-secondary students studying agriculture and food.  One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student in their second year of study in an agriculture-related program at an accredited post-secondary institution.  One $1,000 scholarship with be awarded to a student in their second year of […] Read more
AALP Class 20 accepting applications
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AALP Class 20 accepting applications

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The Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) is now accepting applications for Class 20. During the 18-month executive program, up to 30 individuals will embark on a personal leadership journey to realize their potential, while exploring the agri-food sector from the local to the international level.  Each Class is created with attention to the diversity of […] Read more
Christina Crowley-Arklie
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Consumer relations could shape the future of agriculture and food

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What is the biggest challenge facing Canadian agriculture? Will the sector play a role in creating the future or be forced to react to one that’s built by others? What will food of the future look like? These are the big-picture questions that Christina Crowley-Arklie believes agricultural groups should discuss. She thinks the Canadian agriculture […] Read more
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U of G launches free online business program for producers

Program is self-paced and taught by professors with significant agricultural industry experience

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Farmers can get down to business with a new course offering from the University of Guelph, Foundations in Agricultural Management, a free eight-part online course.  “Getting Ontario Agricultural College’s institutional knowledge into the hands of producers across Canada has always been a goal of ours,” said Rene Van Acker, dean, Ontario Agricultural College, University of […] Read more
Karen Taylor’s message for attendees of the recent Advancing Women in Agriculture conference was that interest in agriculture technology has never been so high and the industry offers many career entry points. Taylor is a financial executive with BMO and an adjunct professor in agribusiness management and food policy at UBC.
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Agriculture programs see global spike in applicants

Women are increasing diversity of the sector

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The higher rate of interest and applications to agriculture programs globally reflects a shift in world priorities, Karen Taylor, director of Corporate Finance, Agriculture and Agribusiness at BMO, told attendees at the recent Advancing Women in Agriculture virtual conference.  “Agriculture is a very dynamic industry that needs to be readily adaptable to change,” she said. […] Read more
Dr. Katie Clow, University of Guelph department of Population Medicine, leads a research expedition. Clow’s research focuses on the ecology and epidemiology of diseases that can be transmitted to humans from animals with an emphasis on the blacklegged tick and Lyme disease.
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First-in-Canada One Health degree coming to University of Guelph

One Health studies connections among human, animal and environment health

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The University of Guelph will introduce a first-of-its-kind Bachelor of One Health (BOH) degree program in fall 2022. “This is the first four-year undergraduate degree devoted to One Health in Canada,” said Dr. Brian Husband, associate dean, academic, in the College of Biological Science (CBS) and a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology. The COVID-19 pandemic and […] Read more

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