EXPLORING CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE Visit: www.growmark.com – Our Commitments/Youth & Young Farmers/Essay Contest ©2015 GROWMARK, Inc. G57094 This Year’s Topic: There are hundreds of careers related to agriculture. Which one most interests you? Choose an agriculture career, find someone working in that career, and interview them. This could be someone at GROWMARK, your local FS co-operative, or another person in your community. Write your essay about the career you choose and the interview you conducted. Contest goals are to help students: • Develop writing skills. • Learn about current issues in agriculture. • Understand the unique role of co-operatives. Contest procedures and instructions: • High school students who are members of 4-H can submit one essay each. • Essay length should be approximately 500 words typed double-spaced. • Fill out the online Title Page, print and submit it with the essay. Suggestions for writers: • Pay special attention to your opening and closing paragraphs. • Find facts from provincial agriculture associations and your guidance counselor. • Visit credible websites to learn more. • Have a parent or teacher proofread your essay. • Spell-check your essay. Submit one essay to: GROWMARK, Inc. Attn: Janice Johnson 1 Chandaria Place, Unit 5 Kitchener, ON N2C 2S3 Essays become the property of GROWMARK and all content can be reprinted for promotional uses and/or posted to the GROWMARK website or other printed/electronic media. Awards: Provincial winner: $500 award 4-H Association of Provincial winner: $300 award Two runners-up: $125 award each Questions? Call 519-895-4251 or e-mail [email protected]. Sponsored by the GROWMARK System and participating FS member co-operatives, proud supporters of 4-H. GROWMARK is a regional co-operative providing agronomy, energy, facility planning, risk management, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing in Ontario and more than 40 states. GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by affiliated member co-operatives. The FS brand represents knowledgeable, experienced professionals acting with integrity and dedication to serve more than 250,000 customers. Postmark Deadline: May 15, 2015 2015 ESSAY CONTEST For high school 4-H Members in Ontario Congratulations Matthew Gerrits Provincial Winner 2014 Middlesex 4-H Association

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EXPLORING CAREERS IN AGRICULTUREVisit: www.growmark.com – Our Commitments/Youth & Young Farmers/Essay Contest

This Year’s Topic:There are hundreds of careers related to agriculture. Which one most interests you? Choose an agriculture career,find someone working in that career, and interview them.This could be someone at GROWMARK, your local FS co-operative, or another person in your community.

Write your essay about the career you choose and the interview you conducted. Contest goals are to help students:• Develop writing skills. • Learn about current issues in agriculture. • Understand the unique role of co-operatives.

Contest procedures and instructions:• High school students who are members of 4-H can submit one essay each.• Essay length should be approximately 500 words typed double-spaced.• Fill out the online Title Page, print and submit it with the essay.

Suggestions for writers:• Pay special attention to your opening and closing paragraphs.• Find facts from provincial agriculture associations and your

guidance counselor. • Visit credible websites to learn more.• Have a parent or teacher proofread your essay.• Spell-check your essay.

Submit one essay to:GROWMARK, Inc.Attn: Janice Johnson1 Chandaria Place, Unit 5Kitchener, ON N2C 2S3

Essays become the property of GROWMARK and all content can be reprinted for promotional uses and/or posted to the GROWMARK website or other printed/electronic media.

Awards:Provincial winner: $500 award4-H Association of Provincial winner: $300 awardTwo runners-up: $125 award each

Questions? Call 519-895-4251 or e-mail [email protected].

Sponsored by the GROWMARK System and participating FS member co-operatives, proud supporters of 4-H. GROWMARK is a regional co-operative providing agronomy, energy, facility planning, risk management, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing in Ontario and more than 40 states. GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by affiliated member co-operatives. The FS brand represents knowledgeable, experienced professionals acting with integrity and dedication to serve more than 250,000 customers.

Postmark Deadline:May 15, 2015

2015 ESSAY CONTEST

For high school 4-H Members in Ontario

Congratulations Matthew Gerrits Provincial Winner 2014Middlesex 4-H Association