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2023 John Deere Canada 4-H Scholarships Awarded to 15 Youth Leaders from Across Canada

Ottawa, ON, A– Fifteen 4-H members from across Canada have been awarded scholarships valued at $1,000 each, to be used toward their post-secondary education in a degree, certificate, or trade-based program for the upcoming academic year, thanks to the generosity of John Deere Canada.

"We're thankful to John Deere Canada for their continued commitment in helping 4-H youth members grow and become strong leaders for tomorrow," shared Shannon Benner, CEO of 4-H Canada. "Scholarships like this help us achieve our goal of equipping our youth leaders with the leadership skills, confidence, and resiliency to achieve their goals."

Together, 4-H Canada and John Deere Canada are committed to providing youth with the tools and guidance to lay the foundation for a life-long love of learning. Our ongoing partnership continues to focus on the 4-H spirit of leadership, responsibility, and a deep sense of community.

John Deere Canada is committed to helping and promoting the growth of the next generation, and encourages participation in the 4-H program as it is a strong educational program that promotes the interest of the agricultural sector. John Deere Canada is pleased to have the opportunity to help these students in their future endeavours.

The 2023 John Deere Canada 4-H Scholarship recipients are

Source : 4H Canada

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Most of us spend our time managing what we can see above ground—plant height, leaf color, stand counts, and yield potential. But the deeper you dig into agronomy, the more you realize that some of the most important processes driving crop performance are happening just millimeters below the surface.

In this episode of Field Talk Friday, Dr. John Murphy continues the soil biology series by diving into one of the most fascinating topics in modern agronomy: root exudates and the role they play in shaping the microbial world around plant roots.

Roots are not passive structures simply pulling nutrients out of the soil. They are active participants in the underground ecosystem. Plants constantly release compounds into the soil—sugars, amino acids, organic acids, and other molecules—that act as both energy sources and signals for soil microbes.