Students from three Ontario high schools pitched classmates on why they should consider a career in agriculture, as part of the first Gen Ag competition by AgScape.
The event was held on May 18 with students from North Middlesex District in Parkhill, Holy Trinity Catholic High School in Simcoe and Cardinal Carter Catholic High School in Leamington.
Students from Holy Trinity were chosen as winners in this first-of-its-kind competition in Ontario.
Gen Ag, short for generation agricultur, is part of a national pilot project, funded by Farm Credit Canada, that’s offered in Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan to introduce and engage high school students with career opportunities in agriculture.
For Gen Ag in Ontario, AgScape provided students and teachers with classroom instruction support and helped organize field trips to show the array of agricultural jobs and post-secondary programs available in the agri-food industry.
