Assiniboine hosts annual breakfast at Ag Days
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Western Manitoban Wade Barnes — a fifth-generation farmer — is an Assiniboine College distinguished alumnus from 2018, and figures among the top 50 most influential people in Canadian agriculture.
He’s a scheduled guest speaker for the Assiniboine College Foundation’s annual Ag Partnership breakfast held this morning at the Dome Building, during the second day of Ag Days.
Barnes grew up on a mixed farm with mostly cattle near Birtle, located about 145 kilometres northwest of Brandon. In 2005, he founded the company Farmers Edge, which focused on increasing sustainable farm yields.
Wade Barnes, a fifth-generation farmer and Assiniboine College distinguished alumnus from 2018, is the scheduled guest speaker for the Assiniboine College Foundation’s annual Ag Partnership breakfast this morning at the Dome Building, during the second day of Manitoba Ag Days. In 2005, he founded the company Farmers Edge, which focused on increasing sustainable farm yields. He stepped down as CEO in 2022 but by then had transformed the company from a local business to a publicly traded global leader in digital agriculture. (Submitted)
He stepped down as CEO in 2022, but by then had transformed the company from a local business to a publicly traded global leader in digital agriculture.
Now CEO of a new agronomy services company and founder of a farmland investment company, Barnes will share his story with students and staff from the Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment, and partners from the ag sector.
Proceeds from the Assiniboine College Foundation’s annual Ag Partnership breakfast will support financial awards for students who are pursuing agricultural-based programs and related trades at the college, according to an Assiniboine College news release.
In 2024, the breakfast helped raise $10,750 to support student financial awards.
Connor Ketchen, director of the Assiniboine Foundation said, “Agriculture belongs at Assiniboine.”
“Supporting these student awards means investing in the next generation of leaders and innovators who will drive progress in this dynamic, growing sector,” said Ketchen, adding, “We’re thrilled to be able to support the future of ag right here at Manitoba Ag Days.”
In November 2024, the college welcomed Dr. Nicole Gaudette as the new Dean of the Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment.
Gaudette grew up in Regina, Sask., and before joining Assiniboine College, served with the Province of Alberta in advanced education as the director of post-secondary research and innovation strategy.
With her additional experience in policy development, Gaudette will be instrumental in the next phase of the Prairie Innovation Centre for Sustainable Agriculture project.
The centre will introduce new programs that drive growth, innovation and sustainability within the agriculture sector, according to the Assiniboine College website.
“There’s no better way to celebrate the province’s largest ag show than by coming together over a locally sourced Manitoba breakfast while investing in the future of agriculture,” Gaudette said in the news release.
“Events like this help reduce barriers to education and get students into in-demand careers in agriculture and related fields that benefit our entire province,” she said.
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