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The Winner of the Excellence Award for Ag Students Has Been Selected!

Farm Management Canada (FMC) and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) are proud to announce the winner of the 2017-2018 Excellence Award for Ag Students Competition.
 
FMC and CADAP collected submissions from agricultural students across Canada and selected a winner who will receive a scholarship towards furthering their education in agriculture. 
 
The award is designed to help students develop their communication skills by having the opportunity to voice their opinion on a on a subject related to farm management.  
 
Students were asked to submit a multimedia presentation, a video, a Twitter chat, a blog or a Wiki, responding to the following question:
 
What aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) should be addressed and amended in the current negotiations that will benefit Canada's agriculture sector?   
 
This year's winner is David MacTaggart from the University of Saskatchewan. Congratulations to David! You can view his video here.
 
Source : Farm Management Canada

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