Alumni Magazine
A business built on community and 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...
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. Dr. Baljeet Singh has been...
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 the...
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. Salemon, who is studying Land & Water...
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. This...
Agriculture 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. “It’s a monumental undertaking of growing importance,”...