Students In The News

Stewart Skinner, FARE MSc 2010, and Jessica Kelly, FARE MSc 2014, of Imani Farms in Listowel are Ontario’s 2023 Outstanding Young Farmers. The two faced off against friends and mentors Jennifer and Derek VanDieten, of Van Dieten Dairy Farms in Seaforth in the tightest judging result of the competition. A single point separated the winners.

After two days of competition at the 2023 FFUN U SPORTS Track & Field Championship presented by Discover Saskatoon, Guelph sits on top of the leaderboard in both the men's and women's team events. The men's team has 74 points after the first two days, followed by Toronto with 42.5 points, and Manitoba with 34.t was the Guelph Gryphons in the lead on the men's side with 74 points.

Nick Bannon finished second in the 3000m race in 8:08.34 at the 2023 National Competition U SPORTS Track & Field Championships.

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Nathaniel Whittingham, a second year M.Sc. student in FARE, is one of two recipients of this year’s Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation (AICF) Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarships. Recipients are recognized for their academic achievements, areas of study, leadership and career interests. The scholarships, which are made available through the support of the RBC Foundation, were established in 1990 to honour AICF past-president and agri‑finance leader Douglas McRorie, a former vice-president of the Royal Bank of Canada.

One of our first year Master of Science students, Travis Jansen, has been selected as one of ten young farmers to participate in this year’s Successor Development Program, part of Farm Management Canada’s (FMC) Bridging the Gap: Step up to Succession Initiative.

As a participant in this program, Travis will have the opportunity to attend the International Farm Management Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Agricultural Excellence Conference in Ottawa, ON, and a young farmers conference later this year. 

Congratulations to Travis on this recognition!