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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-08-02, Page 15AgVantage participants - Brian Bearss (le -t) and Steve Selves, both from Kirkton area farms, receive their certificates for completing CCAT's first AgVantage course from college principal Bill Allen. They were among 29 young people who participated in the successful pilot project. Pilot project successful CENTRALIA - Twenty-nine farm youths from eight counties were given an intriguing introduc- tory look at life at Centralia Col- lege of Agricultural Technology re- cently. For two days, 19 boys and 10 girls ranging in age from 16 to 20 .years of age experienced a condensed version of student life in the College's popular Agricultu- ral Business Management course. They were charter members of Ag - Vantage, a successful pilot project introduced this year for Me first HOT WATER... CLEANING POWER... 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Ask for a Demo today or inquire about our Custom Rates ,nagirn VNINININ FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. Exeter Sales, Service & Rentals Dashwood 235-2121 since 1932 237.3242 time. The short course was designed to introduce young people from farm backgrounds, and potential appli- cants, to CCAT's programs and staff, and to provide an enjoyable educational experience by giving them an opportunity to work through an abbreviated version of "Project farms", one of the col- lege's most interesting courses, ac- cording to John Stephens, head of the college's business management section. On the first day, fourteen stu- dents tudents spent the aftemoon on a dairy farm near St. Paul's, and 15 were transported to a beef farm in the same area. They had instructions to observe, ask questions, and gath- er data on livestock, crops, engi- neering and management aspects of the farms. The information was brought back to the college to be analyzed. Each group identified strengths and weaknesses and made recommendations to improve prof- itability in the farm operation they had observed! Spokesmen from each group then presented oral and written reports on their findings on day two. The students' reports indicated they had gathered and reviewed an astounding amount of information in a short period of time. Their re- ports were highly professional. Factors checked included planting practices, crop rotation, water sup- ply, barn set-up and ventilation, manure storage, record-keeping, herd breeding, nutrition and health and farm safety, as well as person- al details about each family. Their recommendations were sen- sible and well thought out. Both groups were impressed with what they saw, but did find some areas that could be improved. Both farmers were advised to give their wives a fuller picture of how financial records were kept. The dairy farmer was advised to switch from barley to soybeans as a cash crop and buy straw. More scuffling and less chemical weed control was another suggestion. The group who visited the beef farm thought that farmer should in- vest in salt blocks, and buy his own animals rather than relying on a trucker to make the pur, hases for him. The AgVantage program came to a close with an outdoor barbecue. Each participant received one credit t ward an—Alp iiusiness Management diploma. Seventeen are already enrolled tor the tall term. In their evaluations of the course, the participants said they had en- ture classmates. They appreciated being treated like adults by the CCAT staff. The one complaint was the short length of time al- luwtai; the proposed. in ftlEt ' : the material not be' cut, but the course be extended another day. �Fu6t. c .r .af•sr=�t''acw t-"e.�l4 -Itict.i;ui cs experimelli• Hr. had dtawn up the AgVantage pro- ject after receiving a note from. Guelph University from Dr. RJ McLaughlin, executive director of education and research, informing him money was available for educa- tional programs. 4-H members in area counties were contacted, as were those com- ing to the ABM course in Septem- ber. Each participant was charg8d a total of $15, which covered room and board, study materials, and a CCAT t -shirt. Assisting Stephens during the two days were CCAT staffers Phil McEwan, head of the livestock de- partment, engineering head George Garland, and agronomist Dr. Erika Schuster, owner of Cropco south of Exeter. "I feel great, and alt the participat- ing staff are enthusiastic. We will try for a larger group next year," Stephens said. Times -Advocate, August 2, 1989 Page 15 Need continuing education CENTRALIA - A survey recently conducted by Centralia College and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food identified a need for con- tinuing education to update and up- grade Food Service Supervisors working in southwestern Ontario. A similar study was conducted by Kemptville College and OMAF in eastern Ontario. Over half of the Food Service Sul pervisors in the southwestern Onta- rio area responded to the survey; 43 percent of the respondents were graduates of the Food Service Man- agement program at Centralia Col- lege. Overall, Food Service Super- visors rated Centralia as well above average in terms of college image and reputation in the food service area. Most of the respondents had taken courses or workshops in the past and were planning on taking more in the future. The research cited two main rea- sons Food Service personnel wished to upgrade: to handle work situa- tions better and to aid in personal development. Leadership training, infection control and safety, time management and nutritional update were some of the topics they were interested in studying. Respondents indicatedthey preferred evening courses and day -long workshops held during the week, with Septem- ber to -December being the optimal 1 D time for taking courses. The study reinforces Centralia's mandate to provide continuing edu- cation for their graduates and others in the industry. Centralia's courses are available to a variety of individ- uals; graduates of Food Serv1ee pro- grams wishing to update, graduates of correspondence Food Service pro- grams, or dietary aides wanting to upgrade to the Food Service Super- visor level. Courses are also open to anyone interested in learning about food and nutrition for their own personal enrichment. Need history of college CENTRALIA - Centralia College is fast approaching its 25th year an- niversary and there is a need to compile important facts and histori- cal highlights regarding the forma- tive years of the college. Recently Centralia received fund- ing to pull the information togeth- er, but we need your help! If you have any information, anecdotes or photos that could help us add a per- sonal note to some of the histori- cal data, please send them to Helga McDonald at the college. Once the information is orga- nized, we hope to publish the his- tory and make it available to any- one interested. The Foods Technology section at . Centralia plans to offer several courses this fall. Further informa- tion regarding these courses will be available in September. Mlddegaal •SPAS *POOLS *PATIO FURNITURE 234 MAIN ST. N. 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