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Agriculture and practices

Five people, each wearing a white lab coat, standing around a lab bench that has scientific equipment on it.

Li Tan (Video)

Career Profiles

Molecular Lead

I coordinate the day-to-day operations in the DNA Extraction Lab.
Zoe Ehlert closely examining a plan that has yellow flowers

Zoë Ehlert (Video)

Career Profiles

Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Zoe Ehlert wearing white lab coat, placing a cardboard box into a shelving unit

Zoë Ehlert

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Manager, Marker Assisted Breeding

I lead a team that develops canola crops by breeding plants with traits we are looking for.
Joann Whalen headshot

Joann Whalen

Career Profiles

Professor at the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,

I teach advanced courses on how to manage soils to produce healthy, nutritious food and maintain healthy ecosystem functions.
Christelle Fournier

Christelle Fournier

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Permaculture guide, Founder of the company Fertiles

I offer consulting services to organizations, municipalities, indigenous communities, to support them in their eco-citizen projects related to food security.
Career Profile: Brianna Lummerding

Brianna Lummerding (Video)

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Agronomic Innovation Manager

I am an Agronomic Innovation Manager with Nutrien, working with farmers to optimize the soil for their crops
Shawn Fisher headshot

Shawn Fisher

Career Profiles

CEO and Co-Founder

I advance sustainable food production at the point of consumption by inventing smart farming appliances.
Molly Neave

Molly Neave (she/her)

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Horticulture Research Associate

I grow and research crops in an indoor, vertical farm.
Kaitlin Guitard

Kaitlin Guitard

Career Profiles

Water Quality Technician

I monitor the sea water at salmon farms for harmful plankton and jellyfish.
Mike Bryan

Mike Bryan (he/him)

Career Profiles

Hatchery Technician

I work at a fish hatchery in the aquaculture industry.
Portrait de Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

Career Profiles

Hatchery Supervisor

My job is to supervise the daily workflow at our salmon hatchery.
Max Salman aux commandes d'un avion.

Max Salman

Career Profiles

PH.D. Student / Affiliate Researcher

I ask questions to things that don’t have answers yet.
Kirstyn Nygren à la salmoniculture

Kirstyn Nygren

Environmental Specialist

I am part of a team that monitors the water quality around our salmon farms.
Michelle Franze dans un petit avion.

Michelle Franze (she/her)

Career Profiles

Manager of Communications, Partnerships and Community Relations

I provide internal and external communications for the BC Salmon Farmers Association.
Soil and plant in hands

Experiment with plants!

STEM Explained

List of hand-on activities connected to plants