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The deadline for the 2017-18 Excellence Award for Agricultural Students is fast approaching!

 
Ag Students: Don't forget to apply for the 2017-18 Excellence Award for Agricultural Students! 
 
How to Apply
 
FMC and CADAP are collecting submissions from agricultural students across Canada and will award three winners with scholarships towards furthering their education in agriculture. First place stands to win $1,500!
 
The award is designed to help students develop their communication skills by having the opportunity to voice their opinion on a subject related to farm management.  
Students are asked to submit a multimedia presentation, a video, a Twitter chat, 
a blog or a Wiki, responding to the following question:
 
What aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should be addressed and amended in the current negotiations that will benefit Canada's agriculture sector?   
 
To take part in the competition, for details on how to enter, or to apply:
 

 

Source : Farm Management Canada

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Meet The People Behind The Food: Celebrating National Ag Day

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For National Ag Day, Seed World brings together voices from across the seed industry to share what is happening at the very start of the food system. From science and innovation to supply chains and stewardship, their perspectives point to one thing. Everything begins with seed.

Featuring insights from McKayla Smucker, Lisa Branco, Marc Cool, Han Chen, and Shawn Brook. This video highlights how decisions made at the seed level shape the quality, consistency and availability of the food, fuel and fiber people rely on every day.

This National Ag Day, we recognize the people working at the very beginning of it all.