Students from both Sacred Heart High School and Yorkton Regional High School are planning what they want to do after school is over. Some will want to have a career in agriculture, and they had a chance to look at careers in the field in the first Agriculture Career Crawl, held with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Parkland College and Maple Farm Equipment.
Rachel Kraynick with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture says it鈥檚 an opportunity to see the scope of what careers are available in the ag industry.
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Students ranged from grade 9 to 12, and there was a healthy mix of male and female students, something that Kraynick believes is a positive sign for the agriculture industry.
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The main goal of the program is to show students what the ag industry means, and according to Kraynick, that means a lot more than what people traditionally believe is part of agriculture.
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Many businesses were also involved in the tour, including Maple Farm Equipment. There are a couple benefits that a business could see, Kraynick says, whether it鈥檚 showing the career opportunities they offer, or showing the education they have available right now, with things like summer student work or mentorship programs.
It鈥檚 the first career crawl, but Kraynick hopes that it becomes a regular event. They want to see kids become more interested in what is happening in agriculture and more willing to make ag part of their future plans.
