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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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Also speaking are Sophie Chatel (parliamentary secretary to the agriculture minister), Yasir Naqvi (MP for Ottawa Centre), Kerry-Leigh Burchill (director general of the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum), and Keith Currie (president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture).