Manitoba Canola Growers Awards Scholarships

Jul 29, 2021

Manitoba Canola Growers has announced its 2021 High School Scholarship winners.

They include Charlotte Little of Hamiota, Jessica Young of Miniota, Kyla Krahn of Mather, Megan Beswitherick of Austin, and Samuel Krahn of Rivers.

Each recipient will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Recipients must be graduating from grade 12, are from a farm that is a member of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association and are planning to attend post-secondary education in any field within two years of graduating.

Students submit their applications, which are judged by an independent panel, based on academic standing, personal canola connection, references, essay submission, and school and community involvement.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.