2020 ANNUAL REPORT Growing Agriculture Literacy in Growth takes time Plants need water, light, food and, most importantly, time to grow. Over the past year, we’ve realized time is exactly what we need, too! If 2020 was marked by one thing, it was the drastic Time with our families impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on our goals and plans. Following public health directives and Working from home with kids in the house adapting to the changing needs of the students, isn’t always easy. Balancing a full-time job educators and partners we serve, we had no choice with homeschooling is even more challenging – but to cancel many of our in-person flagship but members of our team managed both programs early in the year. The pandemic confronted (and let’s admit it, spending more time with us with unique challenges, but it also presented our kids in 2020 was a gift in itself). From May us with unexpected opportunities – including to October, four of our staff members also took the gift of time. part in a government-subsidized workshare program, reducing their workweeks to two days each. Staff members appreciated reduced Time to develop working hours during periods where in-school Having a bit of extra time allowed our staff to shift classes were cancelled, and out-of-home focus inwards and accelerate our progress on childcare was unavailable. internal operational projects. Working from home requires us to have the ability to Time to grow access and share documents from anywhere. In 2020, In late 2020, we also started some exciting branding we were able to replace our more cumbersome mode projects, including the development of a new website, of document sharing with a shared document drive logo, and visual branding. As an organization, we’ve on SharePoint. outgrown the doodles and bright colours, appropriate We also moved forward on building a database to to the younger audiences we serve. While we still want help streamline internal operations, a project we’ve our visual identity to be fun and friendly, the time has had in the works for a while. Over the course of the come for a more mature logo and brand elements that year, we set up DonorPerfect, a fundraising and data speak to the middle- and senior-year teachers and management solution for non-profits to help better students we’re reaching in higher numbers every year. track and organize our donor, volunteer, and teacher data in one robust system. At the same time, we were awarded a significant amount of funding from the Canadian Agriculture Partnership (CAP). These funds made it possible for us to create hybrid learning programs, videos, and a new website – which we need to meet many of the outreach, resource and service delivery challenges posed by the pandemic.

1 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM Growing Agricultural Literacy Our Vision: Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba (AITC-M) is a non-profit, charitable organization All Manitoba educators dedicated to developing curriculum-linked and students understand programs, resources and activities to help teachers and students learn more about and value the contribution the importance of agriculture in Manitoba. of agriculture to society. In everything we do, we strive to achieve our ABC mandate by delivering ACCURATE, BALANCED and CURRENT resources and information. This allows students to develop Our Mission: critical-thinking skills related to agriculture, food, fibre, bioproducts and life sciences. To develop and deliver Your support allows us to continue accurate, balanced and to be a leader in agriculture education. Thank you for a successful 2020! current agriculture literacy programs and resources that help educators and students across Manitoba to understand the value of agriculture to society, and to become informed consumers and decision-makers.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2 A MESSAGE FROM A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT THE EXECUTIVE With challenge comes opportunity, and Agriculture DIRECTOR in the Classroom-Manitoba has risen to the challenge of 2020 by making the most of every opportunity. At the beginning of 2020, we certainly never could We did this by embracing change and adapting have predicted the turn the year would take. Our seamlessly to the new realities created by COVID-19, year began as usual with our Ag Days program, whether we were making a rapid shift to completely a teacher event at the University of and online learning, adjusting even more in-school we were into Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month resources to fit an online format, or setting up in March when all in-person programming came our operations to better serve remote work. to a halt. Immediately, the demand for AITC-M’s online resources and activities skyrocketed. AITC-M received funding from the Canadian We quickly created and/or modified resources Agricultural Partnership (CAP) to rebuild our website for teachers and caregivers at home. and accommodate more virtual programming. The new website also presented the ideal time to Classrooms came in all shapes and sizes in 2020 update the overall look and feel of AITC-M’s branding. and we provided accurate, balanced and current The Pillars of Agriculture Literacy are guiding the resources no matter who was teaching the students. development of more resources and programming Although the majority of AITC-M staff went on a aimed at senior years, so we decided it was time for five-month workshare program, we continued to our visual identity to evolve. While we continue to meet this increased demand for curriculum-linked, provide programs and resources for students at all interactive resources and activities. grade levels from K to 12, we are strategically aiming We used 2020 to reflect on our north star goal of more programming at middle years and high school being in every classroom in Manitoba. Our future students, with a focus on introducing them to programs will now be both in-person and virtual careers in agriculture. Our ultimate goal is to guide so even more classrooms across Manitoba can all Manitoba students into becoming ag-literate participate. Thanks to our supporters and the citizens as they progress towards graduation. Canadian Agricultural Partnership, we are piloting Like so many of the people who work for, support, two virtual games in 2021 and launching a new and benefit from AITC-M, our organization took steps website to handle these new demands. to grow this year. I am incredibly proud of our team I’m so proud of our incredible team, who rose to and everything they do to advance agriculture the challenges of this unprecedented year. Thank education here in Manitoba. Thank you to everyone you to all of you who continued, and even increased, who helped us get a little closer to achieving our your support throughout this past year, allowing vision of a Manitoba in which every educator and us to be positioned for growth with our new hybrid student understands and values the contributions delivery model. Today, we are stronger than ever. of agriculture to our world. – Sue Clayton – Laurel Lyons

3 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LAUREL LYONS LAURA HOLTMANN KELLY FUNKE EDWARD COOK PATSY MICHIELS Manitoba Pork Council Producer Cargill Producer Agriculture and AITC-M President AITC-M Vice-President AITC-M Past AITC-M Treasurer Agri-Food Canada President AITC-M Secretary

BONNIE BAIN BOB BARTLEY GAIL ECKERT LANDON FRIESEN KEVIN HAMBLIN Farm Credit Canada Producer Summit Search Group Producer Royal Bank of Canada

TRISH JORDAN DIANNE RIDING GINA SUNDERLAND AL RAINE BRENDA MUTCHER Bayer Crop Science Producer Manitoba Chicken Industry Teacher Producers Representative

OUR TEAM

SUE CLAYTON KATHARINE KAREN HILL JOLENE OLIVE Executive Director CHEREWYK Curriculum Specialist Communications Operations & Manager Development Manager

LARISSA PEITSCH RENEE REIMER KIRA ROWAT Volunteer & Program Finance Coordinator Program Manager Manager

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 4 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

MANITOBA AG DAYS ADVENTURE Learning to think global and act local

LITTLE GREEN THUMBS AND LITTLE GREEN SPROUTS Growing ag literacy in Manitoba classrooms

Not even a pandemic could stop many of our amazing Little Green Thumbs teachers In January 2020, our staff headed to Brandon for our from bringing agriculture education to their Manitoba Ag Days Adventure! This three-day program, students in 2020. This spring, some teachers sponsored by and taking place during the Manitoba kept their gardens growing, documenting Ag Days trade show helps students gain a broader their progress and engaging students perspective on agriculture, science, social studies, virtually. Others created grow kits for their and career opportunities through fun, hands-on students to care for and study at home. activities and teamwork. In late 2019 and early 2020, we launched Little And this year was an adventure to remember! Green Sprouts, a pilot classroom gardening 103 student volunteers from Assiniboine Community program aimed at Kindergarten to grade 3 College helped run the World Game, which teaches students. So far, we’ve introduced ten gardens young learners about imports, exports and food supply into classrooms across the province, and plan on a global scale. After lunch, grades 7 and 8 students to add five more in 2021. This program, which raced to the Keystone Centre to compete in a show-wide focuses on growing microgreens, takes up less scavenger hunt, where they scoured 46 participating classroom space and costs less to run than booths to collect stickers and answer questions about Little Green Thumbs, but teaches young the local agriculture industry. learners many of the same vital lessons about how food is grown.

407 20 103 68 3,714 90 STUDENTS TEACHERS VOLUNTEERS GARDENS STUDENTS TEACHERS

5 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

CANADIAN AGRICULTURE LITERACY MONTH Sharing the story of how agriculture and technology grow together

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month (CALM) grows bigger every year. More students registered for CALM in 2020 than any other year: a whopping 8,300 students signed up to receive classroom visits from volunteers in the agriculture industry. We kicked off the My students were fully month with classroom visits from the Minister engaged. They asked a of Agriculture and million questions and our Resource Development, Even though COVID-19 school closures forced volunteer was more than Blaine Pedersen, us to cancel our CALM visits starting mid-March, happy to answer. and the Minister we made sure teachers received their books of Education, Kelvin and activities to share with students. – TEACHER Goertzen. Over the following two weeks, our volunteers swept into classrooms to inspire students with our 2020 theme, technology. We chose three books for volunteers to share with students at different grade levels about how technology has transformed farms and farming. We also developed two technology-related card games. The first challenged 412 189 8,300 168 CLASSES SCHOOLS STUDENTS VOLUNTEERS Kindergarten to grade 2 students to match older farming methods with new ones. The second challenged Grades 3 to 6 classes to place past farm technologies in the order they were invented.

LIBERATOR TULIPS Honouring our heroes while planting a promise

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands, we partnered with the Van Noort Bulb Company and the Dutch Liberation Canadian Society to bring special Canadian Liberator tulip bulbs to our Planting a Promise program. Each teacher who enrolled in Planting a Promise received their bulbs, which were planted by students in the fall of 2019. These special tulips acknowledged and honoured the Canadians who fought to bring liberation to the Netherlands in the Second World War. 45 1,218 CLASSES STUDENTS

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 6 Our Reach in 2020

32,924 414 11,776 31 NEW 225 STUDENTS VOLUNTEERS ONLINE USERS CURRICULUM SCHOOLS LINKED RESOURCES

519 7,019 TEACHERS RESOURCE DOWNLOADS 48.8% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2019 SCHOOL LIST

Amber Trails Christian Heritage School École Jours de Plaine École Sun Valley School Governor Semple School Community School Collicutt School École La Source École Swan River South School Gray Academy of Angus McKay School Jewish Education Community Bible École La Vérendrye École Varennes Arborgate School Fellowship Christian Green Acres School École Laurier École West Park School Austin Elementary Crocus Plains Green Ridge School École Leila North Elkhorn School Regional Secondary Bairdmore School Community School Greenway School Elm Creek School Crystal City Early Years School Balmoral School École Marie-Anne-Gaboury Grosse Isle School Elmdale School Donwood School Beaver Creek School École Morden Middle School H. S. Paul School Elmwood High Douglas Elementary Beaverlodge School École Neil Campbell School Hamiota Elementary Emerson Elementary Earl Oxford School Benito School École Provencher Happy Thought School Erickson Collegiate Institute École Arthur Meighen School Bernie Wolfe École R. W. Bobby Bend School Harrow School Ethelbert School Community School École Assiniboine École Regent Park School Faraday School School École Bannatyne École Robert-Browning Hazel M. Kellington School Fisher Branch Birtle Elementary School École Beausejour École Sacré-Coeur School Early Years School Henderson Elementary Early Years School Blumenort School École Sage Creek School Forrest Elementary Henry G. Izatt Middle School École Communautaire Boissevain School Gilbert-Rosset École Saint-Eustache Garden Grove School Heritage School Boyne Valley School École Crane École Saint-Germain General Byng School Heyes Elementary Brennan School École Crescentview School École Saint-Lazare George Fitton School Hochfeld School Brock-Corydon School Ecole Dieppe School École Saint-Malo School General Vanier School Holland Elementary Calvin Christian School École Dugald School École Saint-Norbert Immersion Elementary Holy Cross School Carberry Collegiate École Henri-Bergeron École Sainte-Agathe Gillis School Holy Ghost School Carman Collegiate École Hêritage Immersion École Seven Oaks Gladstone Elementary Immanuel Christian School Carman Elementary School Middle School École Howden School Island Lakes Cartwright School École South Pointe School Community School École Île-des-Chênes School Glenwood School Centennial School École St. Adolphe School John M. King School École James Nisbet Goulter School Community School

7 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM 3 Swan River

Benito Our Reach in Fairford 138 Ethelbert RURAL SCHOOLS

Roblin 2 Dauphin Fisher Branch 2020 Gilbert Plains 2 Russell Onanole Laurier Gimli Fort Alexander Binscarth Erickson Plumas 2 Shoal Lake Pine Falls Balmoral

St. Lazare Birtle Minnedosa 2 2 Selkirk Lac du Bonnet Gladstone Warren Stonewall

2 6 Tyndall Strathclair Newdale Portage 2 Rivers Grosse Isle West St Paul Elkhorn Austin la Prairie Beausejour Hamiota Forrest East St Paul Dugald 2 Douglas St. Eustache Whitemouth 12 3 2 3 87 Virden 2 Oak Bluff Ile des Ste. Anne Brandon Shilo Oakville St. Norbert Chênes Carberry Elm WINNIPEG Oak Lake 2 2 2 Creek Blumenort Holland Treherne St. Claude St. Adolphe SCHOOLS 2 2 Rosenort La Broquerie Souris Hartney Notre Dame Carman Ste. Agathe Niverville Steinbach Reston de Lourdes St-Pierre-Jolys Elmdale Lauder Somerset Miami Grunthal Mitchell 2 Glenboro St. Malo 3 Melita Boissevain Morden Dominion City Killarney 2 Sprague Crystal City Schanzenfeld 2 Cartwright Altona

John Pritchard School Melita School Pinaymootang School Seven Oaks Met School Tyndall Park Community School Joseph Teres School Miami School Plumas Elementary Shamrock School Valleyview Centennial School Kamsley School Minitonas School Polson School Sherwood School Victory School Kent Road School Mitchell Elementary School Prairie Mountain High School Shkola R.F. Morrison School Virden Junior High Killarney School Mitchell Middle School Princess Margaret School Shoal Lake School W.C. Miller School King Edward Morden Collegiate Queenston School Sigurbjorg Stefansson Community School Early School Warren Collegiate Mulvey School R. J. Waugh Elementary Kirkcaldy Heights School South Oaks Elementary Waverly Park School Neepawa Middle School Reston School La Barriere Crossings School Southwood School Wellington School Neil Campbell School River Heights School La Verendrye School St. Claude School Complex West St. Paul School New Rosedale School River West Park School Lakewood School St. George School Westview Colony School Newdale Colony School Riverbend Colony School Lavallee School St. Gerard School Whitemouth School Niakwa Place School Riverheights School Lightly School St. Ignatius School Whyte Ridge Elementary Niverville Elementary Rivers Collegiate Lincoln Middle School St. John’s-Ravenscourt School Winnipeg Beach School Nordale School Rivers Elementary Linden Lanes School Ste. Anne Collegiate Winnipegosis Elementary Norquay School Riverview School Linden Meadows School Ste. Anne Elementary School Yellowquill School Oak Bluff Community School Robert Andrews Middle School Linwood School Steinbach Christian School Oak Lake Community School Robert Smith School Lt. Col. Barker V.C. School Strathclair Community School Oakenwald School Roblin Elementary Major Pratt School Strathmillan School Oakville School Rock Lake School Maple Grove Colony School Tanner’s Crossing School Onanole Elementary Rockwood School Maple Leaf Elementary School Teulon Elementary School Our Lady Of Victory School Rosenort School Marion School Thomas Greenway O’Kelly School Ross L. Gray School Middle Years School Mary Montgomery School Pacific Junction School Rossburn Elementary School Treherne Collegiate Meadows School Parc La Salle School Sagkeeng Consolidated School Treherne Elementary Meadows West School

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 8 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

CLASSROOMS ABUZZ 2020 Feature Volunteer Marg Smith Marg Smith has been setting young minds abuzz about the marvels of bees since joining AITC-M as a volunteer in 2001. The owner of Marg’s Honey Inc. and retired teacher is a familiar sight at Made in Manitoba “It’s important for me Breakfasts, CALM classroom visits, and the Amazing AITC-M Volunteer and to help them connect Agriculture Adventure, where she dons her beekeeper’s Program Manager with where their garb to show off the tools of the trade, and reveals a Larissa Peitsch says food is coming from.” beehive’s inner workings to students at all grade levels. the dedication, knowledge and passion “It’s important for me to help them connect with where of volunteers like Marg their food is coming from,” she says. “Most of them “help to make our programs shine and provide are amazed to learn that bees are part of a pollinator essential learning to students across our province. system responsible for roughly a third of all the She shares with such joy, you can’t help but smile fruits and veggies they eat.” and listen with wonder. We’re so thankful for In recent years, she’s seen more students arrive with all that she does.” that understanding already in place – a shift she Marg built up her honey trove of apiary knowledge credits, in part, to AITC-M programs and resources and bee lore over 43 years owning beehives with reaching more classrooms. her husband in St. Andrews, Manitoba. Through her Still, bees can be alarming to young people. Marg says volunteer work, she wants students to understand it’s rewarding to take the sting out of their fears by the threats facing bees in Manitoba today, inviting them to explore a demonstration hive up close. from disease to habitat loss. “The ones who really show up deathly afraid they’re “There are almost 900 apiaries in our province and going to get stung are the ones who really soak up growing. While I feel positive about the future of the information I give them and finish the learning beekeeping, the challenges of keeping bees alive activity first, which is to find the queen.” and healthy also continue to grow,” she says. “It’ll be up to young people to secure a better future for bees and the agriculture systems they support.”

Growing our resources After we paused our in-person programs in March due to COVID-19, we shifted much of our focus for the remainder of the year to resource development. Out of this process, we created 31 new resources related to agriculture NEW and COVID-19, home learning, and various curriculum- 31 RESOURCES linked topics. We also adapted many existing resources for remote or virtual delivery, including virtual versions of some of our in-person programs. These exciting new virtual games and activities will help us extend our reach and spread ag literacy to more students and teachers across Manitoba – including those in previously inaccessible geographic areas. These new resources will serve us well in future years when we launch hybrid programs designed for teachers and students to use at in-person events, in their classroom, or at home.

9 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHER DRIVER

BUDDING MINDS 2020 Teacher Driver Winner Stewart Akerley Stewart Akerley’s fifth-grade classroom is full of budding minds and flowering plants. Cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, and green beans – which his students call “magical” – are just a few of the vegetables growing in Stewart’s classroom. “Kids love talking “The first time the plant pokes through, that’s to farmers! Every a magical moment. The kids can’t wait to see it. chance I get to bring Once it flowers and makes fruit, they love “They’re growing to watch it grow.” these plants from in a farming display seeds and taking or activity, I’m all Stewart has been teaching for 12 years, and planted care of them over it.” his first classroom garden in 2014 through AITC-M’s and reaping Little Green Thumbs program. Stewart received the harvest. seeds, dirt, and supplies to create a thriving classroom It’s so rewarding garden. He had some previous experience with for them.” gardening, but says he mostly learned alongside his students. After harvesting the vegetables, Stewart throws a party for the class where they get to eat everything “It brightens up the room, creates conversations, they’ve harvested. The lettuce, tomatoes, and and the kids start to ask questions about it.” cucumbers become a healthy salad for the class to Stewart’s classroom garden was just the beginning. share. Stewart says he can see first-hand how the From taking his students on field trips to Brandon garden promotes a healthy change in his students. for the Amazing Agriculture Adventure, to inviting “This one student came in a week after the party farmers to talk with his students for CALM, Stewart and said ‘Mr. A, Mr. A, we went to Chicken Chef for jumps on every opportunity to provide hands-on dinner and we got a salad because I loved the salad learning for his class. we made so much!’” “Kids love talking to farmers! Every chance I get to Stewart is the 2020 recipient of AITC-M’s Teacher bring in a farming display or activity, I’m all over it.” Driver Award, which honours exceptional leadership The classroom garden has become a centrepiece in agriculture education. Stewart was nominated by for a much bigger life lesson. Stewart wants to teach Sandi Knight, one of the first farmers to ever come the importance of knowing where your food comes and speak to his students. from and making healthy choices. His students are the ones responsible for planting, watering, and harvesting the plants.

TeachAG contest Since we weren’t able to visit classrooms for much of 2020, we couldn’t see first-hand the great things happening across the province. But every problem has a solution, and out of our eagerness to witness our resources and programs in action, the TeachAG contest was born! Each month for the 2020-21 school year, we’ve collected photos from teachers via social media and email, and randomly selected a teacher to win a $50 Chapters gift card, along with an AITC-M prize pack.

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 10 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM – CANADA Agriculture in every classroom, inspiring every student

Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba is a proud profile, enhance communications, member of Agriculture in the Classroom-Canada and develop fundraising strategies. (AITC-C). Along with its ten provincial member The committee will also review organizations, AITC-C provides educational and support the development experiences that foster a passion for lifelong learning of strategic plans while serving through collaboration, creativity, critical thinking as a sounding board for new ideas, and communication by sharing Canada’s remarkable and its members will champion agriculture and food story. Sue Clayton, AITC-M AITC-C within their networks. Executive Director, is Vice Chairperson of the Another 2020 highlight was the development AITC-C Board of Directors. of The Canadian Agriculture Education Impact “We are proud of the relationship that AITC-M and Framework Report. Over 10 months, AITC-C met Sue Clayton have built with educators, students, in-person and virtually with provincial stakeholders agriculture sector professionals and the public in to collect feedback and input on impact Manitoba,” says Johanne Ross, Executive Director, measurement. The resulting Impact Framework AITC-C. “Our provincial partnerships give us the provides a strong foundation AITC-C will build credibility we need to succeed. Together we are on to achieve future success. stronger, reach farther, and have greater impact.” For more information about Agriculture in the 2020 has been a big year of AITC-C. Earlier this year, Classroom Canada, please visit aitc-canada.ca the organization initiated a Board Advisory Committee (BAC) comprised of seven professionals Agriculture in every classroom, chosen for their industry knowledge, experience and inspiring every student. insight. The BAC will support AITC-C’s efforts to build

A TIME TO GIVE Our first official giving campaign On December 1, Giving Tuesday, AITC-M launched of the month. By December 31, its first-ever mass giving campaign. We secured a we had exceeded our goal and matching donor in MacDon Industries, who agreed raised $8,685 for agriculture to match donations up to $7,500. That seemed like education in Manitoba in 2021. a stretch goal, but we were up for the challenge! Thank you MacDon and $8,685 + $7,500 By the end of the everyone else who made = first 24 hours of the a contribution in 2020 campaign, we had to support agriculture $16,185 already raised $1,190 literacy in Manitoba! towards our goal. We were unsure how the rest of the month might go, since Giving IN MEMORY Tuesday is a popular day for donations, OF JAMES PHILP but our amazing supporters continued In 2020 we received donations totaling $1,300 to shower us with in memory of James Philp, who passed away their incredible in May. We’d like to thank the Philp family for generosity for inviting people to donate to us in James’ name. the remainder James spent most of his career teaching agriculture and agriculture engineering at the University of Manitoba, where he was a beloved teacher and the recipient of many awards.

11 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BDO Canada LLP, Chartered Professional of Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba Inc. as at Accountants, in , Manitoba, December 31, 2020, and the result of its operations reviewed the financial statements of Agriculture and its cash flows for the year then ended in in the Classroom-Manitoba Inc., that comprise the accordance with Canadian accounting standards statement of financial position as at December 31, 2020, for not-for-profit enterprises.” Below is AITC-M’s and statements of operations, changes in net assets Statement of Operations for 2020. and cash flows for the year then ended. In BDO’s If any member wishes to receive the full BDO letter to the Board of Directors of AITC-M, they auditor’s package, please email [email protected] concluded that, “Based on our review, nothing and we will be happy to send it to you. has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements do not present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position

Agriculture in the Classroom Manitoba Inc. Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 2020 2019 REVENUE Agriculture in the Classroom Canada $ 5,000 $ – Amazing Agriculture Adventure – 9,108 Canadian Ag Literacy Month 17,600 16,650 Donations 133,149 178,977 Gen Ag – 8,500 Global Youth Institute – 3,400 Government funding - Canadian Agricultural Partnership 48,997 99,400 Grant / subsidy revenue 75,320 4,880 Interest income 6,263 6,291 Journey 2050 16,000 33,000 Little Green Thumbs 26,175 33,078 Manitoba Ag Days 8,500 11,800 Memberships 234,687 254,140 Other revenue 2,381 – Partner's dinner – 11,046 Project administration revenue 39,250 59,849 Seed Survivor program 886 26,900 Special projects 11,150 1,300 625,358 758,319 EXPENDITURES Advertising and promotion 2,708 2,844 Agriculture in the Classroom Canada 5,000 – Amazing Agriculture Adventure – 15,359 Bad debt expense 290 – Canadian Ag Literacy Month 17,600 16,650 Canadian Agricultural Partnership 79,268 166,131 Gen Ag – 8,500 Global Youth Institute – 3,400 Insurance 2,643 1,640 Interest and bank charges 1,178 1,460 Journey 2050 16,000 33,000 Little Green Thumbs 26,175 33,078 Manitoba Ag Days 8,500 11,800 Meetings and conferences 8,570 11,892 Miscellaneous 1,115 3,702 Office expenses 16,006 12,890 Partner’s dinner – 11,046 Professional fees 22,069 8,624 Rental 5,250 3,300 Salaries and wages 333,189 321,513 Seed Survivor program 886 26,900 Special projects 11,150 1,764 Telephone and internet 11,657 14,418 Travel 2,423 14,537 571,677 724,448 Excess of revenue over expenditures for the year $ 53,681 $ 33,871

2020 ANNUAL REPORT 12 YOU HELPED US GROW We are able to flourish because of your support Thank you to everyone who contributed to Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba in 2020. Our supporters are vital partners as we continue to grow our organization. Your financial support allows us to deliver our mission of bringing accurate, balanced and current agriculture literacy programs and resources to Manitoba schools.

CULTIVATOR (20K) CONTRIBUTOR ($500 - $999) Brad & Sandi Knight FRIEND ($20 - $99) Jillian Krahn Manitoba Canola Agassiz Seed Farm Ltd Brian Murray Al Raine JoAnne Buth Growers Association Assiniboine Community Bruce & Carol Dalgarno Allan Calder Jodee Karlowsky Manitoba Pulse College Canadian Agri-Marketing Andrew Dickson John Chorney Farms Ltd & Soybean Growers Clearview Consumers Association Andy & Stacie Cardy John Peach Bayer Crop Science Co-op Ltd Carolyn Wilson Assiniboine Hills Jolene Olive Canadian Agricultural D & D Bruce Ltd Donald & Daphne Johnson Conservation District Jon Lewis (Jon Co Inc) Partnership Dundee Farms Inc. Edward Cook Barry & Johanne Ross Judy Wilson Cargill Ltd Ellis Farm Supplies Ltd Faculty of Agricultural Barry McNabb Juliana Baird Dairy Farmers of Manitoba Field 2 Field Agronomy Inc and Food Sciences Basswood Womens Karen Hill Manitoba Pork Council Fisher Seeds Ltd Gail Hall Institute Katharine Cherewyk Nutrien Gene Fraser Gina Anderson Beauchemin Enterprises Katherine Stanley The Mosaic Company Heritage Co-op Grace & Matthew Wedlake Bernie Funk Kathleen Hall Loadline Inc Haybusters Bill Ross & Jocelyn Keith & Lee Anne Murphy CORE (15K - $19,999) Manitoba Agricultural Hometown Service Ltd Peifer Ross Kelly Funke Manitoba Beef Producers Services Corporation J & V Pedersen Ltd Bob Horsman Kenton & Marla Johnston Richardson International Manitoba Seed Growers Janelle Kaminsky Boerchers Farms Ltd Association Kevin McCallum Viterra Jason McIntosh Brenda Mutcher Manitoba Sheep Association Kristine Blair Kelly Green Brian Kenyon Manitoba Turkey Producers Leanne Sprung PATRON (10K - $14,999) Kevin Hamblin Brian Nedohin Municipality of LaBroquerie Les & Celeste Felsh Archer Daniels Midland Laura Holtmann Broomhill Women’s Nachurs ALPINE Solutions Institute Les & Diane Mauthe Manitoba Chicken Laurel Hyde Producers Peak of the Market Bruce Montgomery Livingston Family Farms Inc Laurel Lyons Natural Sciences & Pitura Seeds Carol Jackson Lloyd & Joan Atchison Leanne Campbell Engineering Research Prairie Gold Transport Ltd Cathey Day MacNair Farms Ltd Council (NSERC) Lesia (Alexandra) Payne Prairie Grain Development Cheryl Mayer Hrushowy Marilyn Kenny Manitoba Ag Days Committee Manitoba Women’s Institute Clayton Robins Martin Leyenhorst RM of Hanover Marc Hutlet Seeds Cliff Cullen Marvin & Margaret Elder BUILDER (5K - $9,999) RM of Oakview Margaret Smith Colpitts Farm Ltd Mary & Gordon McPhee Man/Sask Cattlemens Think Shift Advertising Inc. Mary Paziuk Golf Tournament Martin Farms Ltd Corie & Neil Arbuckle Trish Jordan Maureen Cousins MacDon Industries McCutcheon Farms Ltd Corin Raine W J Siemens Farming Co Ltd McGill Family Farms Manitoba Crop Alliance Municipality of Brenda- Crystal City-Clearwater Walinga Inc Agricultural Society Mile 30 Farms Ltd Manitoba Egg Farmers Winkler Canvas Crystal Jorgenson Curtis McRae Murray Froebe PARTNER (1K - $4,999) Municipality of North ENTHUSIAST ($250 - $499) Cypress-Langford D Mack Farms Ltd Oakdale Farms Access Credit Union Anastasia Kubinec Northeast Red Watershed Darrell & Patricia Friesen O Wolfe Grain Farms Ltd Ag Advantage Ltd DL Seeds District Delwyn & Heather Fraser P & D Froese Farm Ltd BDO Cda LLP - Patsy Michiels Western Cda Region GoodwinBallance Diane & David Wreford Patrick Comte Communications Prairie Fruit Growers Diane Peckover-Hayward Patti McKenzie Border Chemical Company Ltd Association Greenland Equipment Ltd Dianne Riding Redview Farms Ltd CANTERRA SEEDS Redfern Farm Services Ltd Landon Friesen Doug Chorney Rick Vaags Confidence Management Rick Phillips Ltd (FWS) Mike Orchard Dwight & Leah Willoughby Rivers Agricultural Society RM of Minto-Odanah Enns Brothers Municipality of Rhineland Edward Tyrchniewicz Rivers Women’s Institute RM of Pipestone Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Park Acres Ltd Elizabeth Wilson Robert & Charlene Graham RM of Roland Grain Elevator and RM of Wallace - Woodworth Ellen Pruden Rutter Farms RM of Ste Anne Processing Society Sue & Kern Clayton Emily Boonstra Scott Van Alstyne Roland Air Spray Greenvalley Equipment Inc Whitemud Watershed Extramile.IT Sheena Pitura Conservation District Ron & Carol Brand Keystone Agricultural Finlay Farms 89 Ltd Stoesz Acres Ltd Producers Ryan Fouillard Frances & Lorne Radcliffe Talbot & Theresa Bergsma Manitoba Potato SUPPORTER ($100 - $249) Scheurer Farms Ltd Gail Eckert Theresa Bolton Production Days Aaron Brown Seed-Ex Inc Gina Sunderland Tim Rollheiser Manitoba Veterinary Adrien Caillier/A.R.K. Shelley Bartley Henry Farms Ltd Tim Winter Medical Association New-Tech Shelley Cure Henry Holtmann Timothy Swynar One Insurance Allison & Richard Leclerc Shirley & Ken McKenzie Herbsigwil Ltd Tiny Creek Farms Ltd Parrish and Heimbecker Assiniboine West Souris River Scott MacDonald Watershed District Watershed District Ian Brown Todd Hyra Scott Wolfe Management Inc Baret Easter WB Whitehead Farms Isabella Women’s Institute Tracy Gilson Shafer Commodities Inc Bill Anderson Stephen & Carolyn Biggar J G Putnam Van Aert Farms Shur-Gro Farm Services Ltd Bob Bartley James Swan Ltd Wentworth Ag Inc Syngenta Canada Bob Williamson Jenelle Hamblin Westlake Watershed The Manitoba Oat Bonnie Bain Jessica Brady District Growers Association Woodmore Women’s Institute

13 AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM GROWING STRONG WITH OUR PARTNERS

Cultivator

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LET’S REACH HIGHER We can grow even more in 2021 with your help We need your help to educate more teachers and students about the important role agriculture plays in our province. Help us empower future consumers to care about the industry we love. For more information, please visit aitc.mb.ca.

DONATE VOLUNTEER SHARE Memberships, sponsorships and Volunteers are the heartbeat Help amplify our message by donations allow us to reach more of AITC-M. They are the face of following us on social media, than 35,000 students every year. agriculture for us and our students. sharing our posts, and sharing We can’t meet the demand for Donate your time, passion and your story in the comments. We agriculture education without smile for one or more of our also encourage you to share your individual and corporate support. programs. Get started agriculture story with everyone Visit our website to donate today! by registering on our website. you know, on social media and in person.

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