By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday October 25, 2021

Oct 25, 2021 | 2:49 PM

MELFORT, Sask. – A National farm leadership program is now accepting applications.

Over the past three years, Farm Management Canada has been working with LeaderShift to deliver a leadership development program for Canada’s farmers.

The program, which begins in January, takes place over 11 weeks through virtual learning and a three-day in-person residency. There is also monthly group coaching and personal coaching for the remainder of the year.

More information is available here.

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The University of Saskatchewan (USask) will honour a renowned crop development scientist with a special tribute during this year’s virtual Fall Convocation online celebration.

Wilf Keller’s 50-year career in agriculture included work with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, National Research Council, Genome Prairie, and most recently as president and CEO of Ag-West Bio.

Keller was born in Melville, Sask. He earned a Bachelor of Science and PhD in crop science at USask, before becoming a global leader in agricultural biotechnology research, management, and promotion.

Keller has been honoured with multiple awards, including induction into the Canadian and Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.

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Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) has created a teaching guide with interactive resources for a documentary that examines how cattle support the grasslands ecosystem.

Guardians of the Grasslands is a 12-minute documentary that explores the current state the Great Plains grasslands.

Through the documentary and fun, interactive learning resources, students will learn how ranchers, conservationists, and others are working together to protect what is left the grasslands.

The teaching guide provides support through a series of questions, an online scavenger hunt, and a student-developed board game.

Canadian Cattlemen’s Foundation chair Bob Lowe said by developing the educational resource students across Canada will have the opportunity to learn about cattle’s important role in preserving grassland ecosystems.

“We are proud to partner with Agriculture in the Classroom Canada to further showcase our industry’s positive environmental story to youth across the country,” Lowe said in a media release.

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