AgXtra high school and university crop competition (AGX3822)
START
July 1, 2022
FINISH
June 30, 2025
Tags: agribusiness | agriculture education | agronomy | career | crop competition | economic | efficacy | high school | New in 2022 | production | students | university | wheat
Summary
A wheat production competition for high school students and university agricultural students which promotes agriculture as a career choice to high school students and engages tertiary students with agribusiness and consultants for career option awareness. Promotes hands-on learning to participating students and addresses the urban/rural disconnect by moving students out of the classroom and into the field to experience, and participate in, field crop agronomy.
Project Participants
Richard Porter, AgXtra
The research
A wheat production competition for high school students and university agricultural students which promotes agriculture as a career choice to high school students and engages tertiary students with agribusiness and consultants for career option awareness. Promotes hands-on learning to participating students and addresses the urban/rural disconnect by moving students out of the classroom and into the field to experience, and participate in, field crop agronomy.
Funding
$116,790
More information
Richard Porter
T: 0413 027 670
E: [email protected]
