Seven students from across Canada have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) scholarships. Each student will receive a $2,500 scholarship to support their post-secondary studies in agriculture or agri-food at a Canadian university, college, or technical institute. This year’s recipients are: Zeyus Spenta, North Vancouver, BC Colby Scott,... Read More

The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) has announced a partnership with the University of Guelph’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) to deliver practical, industry-informed human resources (HR) training tailored specifically to farm and rural business operations. Through this collaboration, the University’s new Certificate in People Management will include a tailored elective stream, HR for... Read More

Olds College of Agriculture & Technology is set to begin a three-year, $63 million modernization and expansion of the W. J. Elliott Building in order to train more students, advance skilled trades capabilities and serve Alberta’s growing and evolving trades industry. Since 1971, the W.J. Elliott building has served as a home to trades programming... Read More

For 75 years, Nuffield Canada has awarded international travel scholarships to curious and open-minded individuals in agriculture, empowering them to explore innovations, policies, and practices around the world and bring transformative ideas back to Canada. The organization annually awards a handful of chosen applicants with $20,000 bursaries in order to bring new perspectives and ideas... Read More

Ag in the Classroom Canada has a new leader at the helm, and she’s hitting the ground running. Denise Schmidt, a well-known name in Canada’s agriculture industry with a strong background in the seed sector, has been announced as the new executive director for the national organization. Speaking with RealAg Radio’s Shaun Haney, Schmidt shares... Read More

Canadian colleges and universities are already feeling the pinch to budgets from announced changes by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in late 2024 that will curtail the number of international students allowed into Canada. Algonquin College, based in Eastern Ontario, is one college that has already announced major plans to restructure in light of... Read More

The Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF) is offering seven, $2,500 scholarships to student entering or pursuing an agricultural related program at a Canadian college, university or apprenticeship (trade) institution. “Canadian agriculture needs more passionate people to address the challenges of tomorrow, ” says Becky Parker, chair of the CABEF board of directors. “We are proud... Read More

The Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) is for executive leaders in agriculture, but you don't need to be an executive to join the program, says program administrator Gabrielle Ferguson. Established in 1984, AALP has been helping to develop leaders in agriculture for 40 years. At the Ontario Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting last month,... Read More