Students in grades nine through twelve from schools across the region will be participating in the second annual Northern Great Plains Youth Institute on Monday, May 6 at the University of Minnesota Crookston (UMN Crookston).
This World Food Prize event engages high school students with statewide experts and leaders in discussions around challenges facing our world while allowing them to present their solutions to these challenges.
The day begins with a major fair and kicks off at 10 a.m. with opening remarks by UMN Crookston Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause and a keynote address by Mark Jirik, director of the Northern Crops Institute.
UMN Crookston junior Eleora DeMuth, an agricultural education and communication double major from Cohasset, Minn., will emcee this year’s event. She is a past Borlaug Laureate and Youth Institute Scholarship recipient who will be recognized during this year’s Institute.
High school students participate in immersion sessions led by UMN Crookston faculty and staff in the afternoon including:
- Market Conformation – In Search of the Perfect Body
- Stream Exploration – Wet and Wild
- Using Leaves to Propagate Plants – Growing Green
An awards program concludes the day with the presentation of the Borlaug Certificates.
The event is sponsored by the World Food Prize, American Crystal Sugar Company, Northern Crops Institute, Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, University of Minnesota Extension, Clause Farms, and Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause. To learn more, visit worldfoodprize.org/northerngreatplains
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