Ag Belongs Here

Assiniboine runs in the family

The similarities between Tim and Kylie Gompf run deep, with both growing up around livestock on the same multigenerational family farm and loving the outdoors. The father-daughter duo also both attended Assiniboine Community College.

Agricultural education needed to spark interest in ag careers, restore public trust.

Social media has a major influence on perceptions about the agricultural sector, prompting those ‘in the know’ to do more to educate the public.

Ongoing education, attitude key to success in ag careers

Lifelong learning accompanies anyone working in agriculture, said Shur-Gro Farm Services sales manager Blaine Cochrane.

Many paths lead to agriculture

While exploring different areas of study, Assiniboine Community College students Rute Salemon and Jessica Truthwaite found common ground in horticulture.

Leading the way in a complex field

Whether he was working alongside his grandfather and father on a family farm near Pilot Mound or taking part in practice during his time playing collegiate hockey, Vassart understood that leadership and team dynamics...

Many career paths available to Assiniboine grads

Pamela Wilson’s professional career has taken many paths, with its true north remaining an interest in both agriculture and charting a unique path that encompasses a multitude of side interests.

A business built on community & love for ag

Brett Locke and Kristie Dales came up with the idea to open a retail seed business in 2017. Within a few months the friends-turned-business-partners had a plan and a slate of potential clients lined up.Their company, Synergy Seeds, started with...

Exposing women to opportunities, role models in ag important

Those who enter Assiniboine’s Agribusiness program do so with a goal in mind – usually, to find employment in agriculture. Although they come in with this goal in mind, they don’t always carry...

Producers yield connections through social media

Social media is gaining prominence among farmers, offering a medium for connecting with fellow producers that J&L Seeds owner Jamie Hodson said is “slowly coming to fruition."

Kozak grows the family business

For Assiniboine Community College graduate Matt Kozak, the farming bug bit him at a young age, remaining a constant throughout his life. Kozak grew up with parents Stan and Margie on an acreage west of Souris.

Lifelong learning, hard work key to success for Shearer brothers

With agriculture becoming an increasingly specialized field, farmers are opting against being jacks of all trades and masters of none and investing...

Agricultural research essential to learning

Learning from others’ work is central to any education, but this Assiniboine Agribusiness instructor wants to see students contribute original research to agriculture.