MJC AG NEWS: The bi-weekly newsletter for the Ag & Environmental Sciences Department

MJC Agricultural & Environmental Sciences E-News

April 18, 2019

In this Edition:

Featured Opportunity - West Campus Internship

Ag Aware Luncheon

Showdown in Mo--Town

FFA State Convention

Last Breakfast

Party on the Back Patio

YF Dodgeball

UPCOMING EVENTS:

April

23rd- MJC Ag Last Breakfast

27th- Equine Event

24th-29th- State FFA Conference

May

3rd - MJC Graduation - Party in the Patio for Graduating Students!

Featured Opportunity:

West Campus Internship Program

With only one month from the deadline of our West Campus Internship application, we thought it was a great time to introduce one of the most beneficial opportunities MJC's Ag department offers. This unique opportunity available to MJC agriculture students is the Student Internship Resident Program! Through this program, students are offered on-campus housing and utilities in exchange for 12 hours of work experience per week on one of the agricultural units on both east and west campus (and Beckwith Instructional Farm Laboratory too). Check out the video or contact MJC ag for more information.

Ag Aware Luncheon

The Ag Aware Luncheon was successful again, gathering over 500 agriculture business men and women together to help raise awareness for agriculture and FFA programs. The program stared with the presentation of colors, the pledge of allegiance, national anthem and opening remarks from the committee chairmen. After a delicious pork loin lunch, 2 local FFA Members - Josephine Henderson & Reese Gonsalves both gave speeches about the impact agriculture has had on them. Then we had the privilege of listening to James Garner speak about the importance of agriculture in the Central Valley.

Showdown in Mo-Town

Friday, April 5 ^th -Saturday, April 6 ^th , 2019 exhibitors from all over the western United States have the opportunity to show hogs, sheep and goats at the 31 ^st Annual Modesto Junior College Spring Classic. MJC kicked off the weekend with the Wether Dam Show (breeding sheep), and the Wether Doe Show (breeding goats) on Friday evening at 6:30pm. The shows ran smoothly and the exhibitors were excited for the next day.

State FFA Convention

MJC Ag and Environmental Sciences will be taking 10 students to the 91st State FFA Convention. Students will be recruiting and promoting the agricultural programs. We will be bringing a booth for the career show from Thursday through Saturday, and will showcase the degrees and certificates offered at MJC. Our students and staff are thrilled to be part of this event and to represent this great department! Know someone going to Anaheim? Tell them to stop by!

Last Breakfast

The MJC Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Program wishes to extend its profound appreciation of your continued work through your educational journey. Due to your hard work and dedication, the department will be hosting a scholarship breakfast to give you the recognition deserved.This year’s scholarship presentation program the “Annual Last Breakfast,” is on TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 , at the MJC ACE Pavilion on West Campus. Breakfast will be served at 6:45 a.m., followed by the scholarship presentations at 7:30 a.m. The program should conclude by 9:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing you there!

Going to the Last Breakfast? Be sure to sign up below!

Party On The Back Patio

MJC’s Ag Department once again is hosting a graduation celebration for our students! This is a time where we recognize the hard work and dedication you not only put into our agriculture department but, your schooling as well. It will be on Friday, May 3 ^rd , from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. If you are interested in attending please sign up on the spreadsheet with your name, I.D. number, and how many people you are bringing.

YF Dodgeball

On Thursday, April 11, the Young Farmer club hosted its final meeting for the Spring 2019 semester. They meeting took place in the Annex of the ACE Pavilion. The Young Farmer officers served pork loin, salad and rolls. During the meeting, they addressed that the applications for officer were due Monday, April 15 and voting would follow.

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Ag Business Students Maggie and Nikki Homen recruiting from the department.

Job Opportunity!

MJC Agriculture and Environmental Sciences department knows the importance of finding a great job that accommodates to a school schedule. The job offered here is a part time 30 hours per week, pay is minimum wage $12.00 per hour. Duties are washing out trailers, dumping trashes, sweeping, and assorted cleaning chores. Job can be done any days Monday – Saturday depending on the workers school schedule. It will also accommodate missing days because of Finals, school trips, etc.

To apply contact:

Mark Villines

A.L. Gilbert Co

209-216-5420

Keyes CA

We would like to thank Stanislaus County Farm Bureau for sponsoring and helping our department develop and further our outreach to our community and our students.