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National Agricultural Entrepreneurs' competition
Ariti Jankie South Bureau
Tuesday, June 30th 2009
Farmers are invited to a competition that has twice the prize money of the biggest Carnival competition.
They will share in more than $2 million in cash prizes in this year's National Agricultural Entrepre-neurs' competition.
The prize money has more than doubled from last year when 17 farmers took home close to $1 million.
Ex-workers of Caroni (1975) Ltd can also share, as a special award category has been created for them.
The best two-acre agricultural plot will be judged later this year, giving farmers sufficient time to plant crops.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
German students look at British horticulture
5:36pm Monday 22nd June 2009
Twentythree students from State College of Agriculture, Furth, Germany have been in Cornwall as part of a Horticulture and Agriculture tour of the United Kingdom.
The students who all came from areas around Furth and Batvia are sons and daughters of farmers and growers much like the UK’s Young Farmers Club. They had a range of interests from glasshouse growing to vegetable production. The Students visited Cambridge before coming to Cornwall where they visited tourist’s attractions such as the Eden Project and then spent 2 days touring farms and visiting the College. The Students next stop will be Tresco before returning to Germany.
Bill Herring, curriculum manager for horticulture said: “Duchy College are very proud to host the German Young Farmers Club’s Cornish visit. It was great for us to share farming practises and build oversees relationships.”
Anyone interested in finding out about our Horticulture or Agriculture courses contact Duchy College on 01209 721321.
Twentythree students from State College of Agriculture, Furth, Germany have been in Cornwall as part of a Horticulture and Agriculture tour of the United Kingdom.
The students who all came from areas around Furth and Batvia are sons and daughters of farmers and growers much like the UK’s Young Farmers Club. They had a range of interests from glasshouse growing to vegetable production. The Students visited Cambridge before coming to Cornwall where they visited tourist’s attractions such as the Eden Project and then spent 2 days touring farms and visiting the College. The Students next stop will be Tresco before returning to Germany.
Bill Herring, curriculum manager for horticulture said: “Duchy College are very proud to host the German Young Farmers Club’s Cornish visit. It was great for us to share farming practises and build oversees relationships.”
Anyone interested in finding out about our Horticulture or Agriculture courses contact Duchy College on 01209 721321.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Teachers Taught
Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009Topics: Food processing and farming
By John Holland
jholland@modbee.com
Photo: (JOHN HOLLAND / jholland@modbee.com) - Workers sort apricots at the Del Monte cannery in Modesto on Thursday (06-18-09).
With school out for summer, it was time to head for the cannery.
These weren't students with summer jobs processing fruit. They were teachers touring the Del Monte Foods plant in Modesto.
It was part of a four-day program held this week in which 10 teachers learned about farming and food processing in the Northern San Joaquin Valley.
"I just wanted to tie in agriculture to our science studies and have the kids relate to what's around them," said Stefanie Wedde, a science teacher at Livingston Middle School.
The program was sponsored by the organizers of the Ag Science Center, an interactive museum planned at Modesto Junior College.
The teachers learned about soil, genetics, nutrition and other topics. They dropped by the Modesto Certified Farmers Market and the Loretelli Farms produce stand.
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