The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center’s Agri-Career Quest is hosting an event on Oct. 9 that connects high school students interested in agriculture, food, and natural resources with industry professionals.
Businesses are needed to make the event successful.
The free event, available to participating schools, is organized around the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Career Pathway.
Students will explore various career opportunities by rotating through stations focused on different systems within the industry. Each station will offer an overview and the chance to engage with professionals in those fields.
They are seeking businesses in the following fields to join the event and provide hands-on, interactive activities that students will enjoy while also learning about your company and careers within your field:
- Agribusiness (Sales, Service, Farm Management, Entrepreneurship, Economics, etc.)
- Animal (Large animals, small animals, wildlife animals, research animals)
- Biotechnology (Research, Biofuels, Genetics)
- Environmental Service (Pollution Prevention, Water & Air Quality, Hazardous Materials, Solid Waste Management, Health & Safety, Sanitation)
- Food Products & Processing (Food Processing and Preserving, Packaging, Distribution, Government Monitoring & Regulation)
- Natural Resources (Habitat Conservation, Forest Products, Park & Recreation, Mining, Environmental Services, Fisheries, Soil Conservation)
- Plant (Agronomic, Horticulture, Forestry, Turf, Viticulture, Soils)
- Power, Structural, & Technical (Power, Structures, Controls, Geospatial Technology, Computer Systems, Electronics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, etc.)”
