Farm Explorer launched
The British Columbia Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation has launched Farm Explorer BC at www.bcaitc.ca.
The new online site provides an interactive look at more than 400 farms and agriculture experiences in B.C.
Educators can use the resource to plan field trips, create classroom projects, or introduce agriculture topics.
The site features:
- Web map: search the interactive map, pick a region, and locate a farm for agriculture-related experiences.
- Farm listings: Click on listings for information on what farms offer and how to connect with them.
- Farm stories: Learn about the diverse range of farms and how they contribute to agriculture systems.
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SaskCanola welcomes new directors
SaskCanola’s board of directors have four new members.
Anthony Eliason and Jonathan Fehr are acclaimed for four-year terms. Margaret Rigetti and Ed Schafer are appointed for two-year terms.
- Eliason farms with his family near Outlook, Sask.
The agronomist grows crops that includes canola, wheat, peas and flax. He previously served on the board of the Irrigation Crop Diversification Corp. in Outlook.
- Fehr worked for 18 years in the grain handling industry.
He grows canola, pulses, cereal grains and hay with his family near Herschel, Sask. He attended SaskCanola’s Learn to Lead program last year.
- Rigetti farms near Langbank, Sask., where she grows winter wheat, spring wheat, barley and canola in partnership with family members. She is a past director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and Grain Growers of Canada.
- Schafer spent five years working in the crop protection industry prior to transitioning to farming full-time in 2002.
The agronomist currently grows canola, wheat, peas, barley and oats with his wife in Makwa, Sask.
