Educating the next generation about the endless job opportunities in agriculture and food is important for the sustainability of the industry and is an exciting opportunity the ag community needs to build on.

Currently, we are seeing labour shortages across the industry.

One of the organizations stepping up to fill the space is 10 PIX Innovation.

Executive Director Dagmar Knutson and her team host a conference for students in grades seven to 12 where they talk about everything energy, environment and climate every fall in central Alberta.

This year’s conference, which will be the third time they have done it, has made a big addition, adding several speakers who will focus on the opportunities in agriculture and food.

This year’s event will be taking place at Red Deer Polytechnic on October 12.

For more on the conference go to ruralrootscanada.com