Nuffield Canada’s four scholarship recipients were recently announced.
Over the next two years, the winners will investigate issues with the overall goal of adding value to Canadian agriculture.
They will join other international scholars in Brazil in March for a conference that looks at global agriculture, business and personal development.
• Jason Fransoo from Calgary received the Glacier Media scholarship. He will study global grain transportation systems with the aim to improving Canada’s system.
• Nicole MacKellar from Guelph, Ont., received the Grain Farmers of Ontario scholarship. She will access the possibilities for branding commodities that are further processed into ingredients.
• Kristina Polziehn from Alberta’s Sturgeon County received the Alberta Wheat Commission scholarship. Through the use of manned and unmanned aircraft, she will study the applications for remote sensing in crop production.
Matt Hamill from Red Deer received the Western Grains Research Foundation scholarship. He will look for ways to improve the malt industry as well as other value-added opportunities in Canada.
The 2018 scholarship applications are due April 30, 2017.
For more information, visit www.nuffield.ca.
