Mary Rose Strickland Board Member | Official Website
Mary Rose Strickland Board Member | Official Website
Plover, WI – A career awareness fair was organized by the Food + Farm Exploration Center on April 28. The event was designed to highlight various career paths in modern agriculture. Over 275 college students and 30 faculty coaches from across the United States attended. They came for the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, organized by Dr. Bryant Scharenbroch, Associate Professor of Soil Science and Waste Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The fair, not a conventional job fair, aimed to be educational. Vendors were encouraged to showcase career opportunities in production agriculture, focusing on agribusiness, technology, and environmental sciences. Attendees learned about job opportunities, seasonal work schedules, degree requirements, and wage expectations, as well as current job openings.
“This event was about more than recruitment—it was about opening students’ eyes to the depth and diversity of today’s ag careers,” said Bobbi Kubish, Educational Programming Director at Food + Farm Exploration Center.
The fair aligns with the center’s mission to inspire curiosity and learning through the story of food and farming—from the soil to the supper table. Event sponsors included Tessenderlo Kerley, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc., SWCA Environmental Consultants, Invenergy, and Olsson.
Further information about the Food + Farm Exploration Center can be found at explorefoodandfarm.org.
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