MONROE - Agriculture education is going a step further at Blackhawk Technical College Monroe Campus. Students in the Agribusiness program have formed a new chapter of Post-Secondary Agriculture Students (PAS).
PAS is an organization dedicated to educating college students going into the fields of agriculture, agribusiness, and natural resources.
The agribusiness program at BTC, taught by Dustin Williams, is in its second year.
"PAS gives students an out-of-class learning experience to go along with the core agribusiness curriculum, such as animal science, soil science, emerging agriculture technologies, sustainability in agriculture, and career development," he said.
Students selected this past fall as officers for the Monroe PAS chapter are Carmen Lawver, president; Josh Yahnke, vice president; Kimberly Kamps, secretary; Andrew Clausen, treasurer; Ross Raymond, parliamentarian; and Jason Beetstra, reporter. Meetings are held bi-monthly and anyone interested in agriculture may participate in local activities.
On February 10, five members of BTC's PAS group attended the Wisconsin State PAS competition where members from PAS across the state participated in agriculture-related skill and knowledge competitions. Students participated in contests that required them to calculate the production costs of cropping systems; answer questions on plant, soil, and nutrient management; and participate in mock interviews.
Joe Reinke and Josh Yahnke qualified in the plants and soils specialist event to advance to national PAS competition. Carmen Lawver qualified for nationals in the equine specialist event. Also succeeding at state competition was Ross Raymond who took third place overall in the Ag Fertilizer and Chemical Mock interview event. These individuals will be competing at National Conference in St. Louis, MO on March 17-18.
PAS has approximately 1,300 members from 62 chapters located in 18 states. PAS is available to students in post-secondary agriculture, agribusiness, and natural resource programs in 550 technical colleges in all 50 states. PAS was officially founded in 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The mission of PAS is to provide opportunities for individual growth, leadership, and career preparation.
PAS unites education and industry in agriculture by providing an opportunity to develop leadership abilities by participation in employment experience programs, course work and PAS activities.
For more information about this new organization, contact Carmen Lawver, president, (608) 558-5719 or Advisor Dustin Williams at (608) 329-8210.
PAS is an organization dedicated to educating college students going into the fields of agriculture, agribusiness, and natural resources.
The agribusiness program at BTC, taught by Dustin Williams, is in its second year.
"PAS gives students an out-of-class learning experience to go along with the core agribusiness curriculum, such as animal science, soil science, emerging agriculture technologies, sustainability in agriculture, and career development," he said.
Students selected this past fall as officers for the Monroe PAS chapter are Carmen Lawver, president; Josh Yahnke, vice president; Kimberly Kamps, secretary; Andrew Clausen, treasurer; Ross Raymond, parliamentarian; and Jason Beetstra, reporter. Meetings are held bi-monthly and anyone interested in agriculture may participate in local activities.
On February 10, five members of BTC's PAS group attended the Wisconsin State PAS competition where members from PAS across the state participated in agriculture-related skill and knowledge competitions. Students participated in contests that required them to calculate the production costs of cropping systems; answer questions on plant, soil, and nutrient management; and participate in mock interviews.
Joe Reinke and Josh Yahnke qualified in the plants and soils specialist event to advance to national PAS competition. Carmen Lawver qualified for nationals in the equine specialist event. Also succeeding at state competition was Ross Raymond who took third place overall in the Ag Fertilizer and Chemical Mock interview event. These individuals will be competing at National Conference in St. Louis, MO on March 17-18.
PAS has approximately 1,300 members from 62 chapters located in 18 states. PAS is available to students in post-secondary agriculture, agribusiness, and natural resource programs in 550 technical colleges in all 50 states. PAS was officially founded in 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri.
The mission of PAS is to provide opportunities for individual growth, leadership, and career preparation.
PAS unites education and industry in agriculture by providing an opportunity to develop leadership abilities by participation in employment experience programs, course work and PAS activities.
For more information about this new organization, contact Carmen Lawver, president, (608) 558-5719 or Advisor Dustin Williams at (608) 329-8210.
