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Manitoba Egg Farmers Expand Longstanding Partnership with AITC-M to Strengthen Agriculture Education

Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba (AITC-M) is proud to recognize the continued leadership of Manitoba Egg Farmers (MEF), who have renewed and expanded their commitment to agriculture education with a three-year investment of $105,000 supporting programming from 2026 to 2028.

MEF has been a longstanding partner of AITC-M and one of the earliest commodity groups to champion agriculture education through AITC-M in Manitoba classrooms. While commodity groups have long supported agriculture education independently, their partnership with AITC-M helps extend this work through direct relationships with educators, supporting broader reach and deeper engagement in classrooms across the province. Over the past five years, AITC-M has seen significant growth in both educator participation and student reach. MEF has steadily grown its support alongside this momentum, helping strengthen AITC-M’s ability to connect students, educators, and industry across Manitoba.

As Manitoba’s agriculture sector evolves through technological innovation, sustainability challenges, and changing workforce needs, helping young people understand modern agriculture has never been more important. AITC-M plays an important role in this effort by serving as a bridge between classrooms and the agriculture industry, bringing real-world food and farming experiences directly into learning environments across Manitoba.

“Industry leadership is essential to ensuring young people understand the importance and opportunities within agriculture,” says Katharine Cherewyk, Executive Director of Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba. “Manitoba Egg Farmers have been leaders in this space for many years. Their growing support demonstrates a strong commitment to helping students develop the knowledge and awareness that will sustain Manitoba’s agriculture and food systems in the future.”

Through partnerships like this, AITC-M works alongside educators across Manitoba to deliver curriculum-connected resources, hands-on programs, and industry-supported learning experiences that help students explore modern agriculture in meaningful and practical ways.

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"Small resource issues can become larger welfare problems when multiple stressors interact across finishing barns."

Meet the guests: Dr. Anna Johnson / anna-johnson-05028a14 is the Morrill Professor of Animal Behavior and Welfare at Iowa State University. She earned her Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from Texas Tech University and completed her master's degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the University of Edinburgh. Her research focuses on practical solutions that improve farm animal welfare, including sow productive lifetime, animal-human interaction, environmental enrichment, and Precision Livestock Farming.

Emma Coursey / emma-coursey-183810241 is pursuing a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine after earning a bachelor's degree in Animal Science from Iowa State University. Her academic interests include swine health, production, and animal welfare, with research experience evaluating welfare resources in commercial finishing pigs.