Posted: May 28, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: May 28
Adrienne Ivey says farmers and ranchers care about the environment and the people who eat their food.(View From The Ranch Porch/Facebook) comments
A Saskatchewan rancher hopes an apology from an Outlook, Sask., school can be used as a teachable moment.
Adrienne Ivey farms and ranches in central Saskatchewan and blogs about her experience on View From The Ranch Porch. Ivey said she was disappointed after seeing Outlook Elementary School put up a sign reading, Farming affects oceans. Chemicals hurt habitats & species. They also decr [decrease] oxygen levels.
The school has since taken down the sign. Both the school and Sun West School Division apologized on social media, with the divison saying the sign s message was unfair to the agricultural industry and we understand why many people, especially those whose livelihood comes from farming, found it offensive.
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Sun West apologizes to the community in Outlook and the agriculture community in general for the message placed on the.Posted by Sun West School Division No. 207 on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The school division’s apology said the original sign was “unfair” to farmers. The division also gave assurances that students take part in programs that promote agriculture.
“The message was unfair to the agricultural industry and we understand why many people, especially those whose livelihood comes from farming, found it offensive. Sun West is a rural school division and deeply committed to agriculture. We offer a variety of courses in agriculture and our students participate in programs that promote agriculture. Sun West enjoys a number of very positive and productive partnerships with agriculture industry stakeholders and it is our goal to improve agricultural literacy in our school division,” read the post.
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Sun West apologizes to the community in Outlook and the agriculture community in general for the message placed on the.Posted by Sun West School Division No. 207 on Wednesday, May 26, 2021
The school division’s apology said the original sign was “unfair” to farmers. The division also gave assurances that students take part in programs that promote agriculture.
“The message was unfair to the agricultural industry and we understand why many people, especially those whose livelihood comes from farming, found it offensive. Sun West is a rural school division and deeply committed to agriculture. We offer a variety of courses in agriculture and our students participate in programs that promote agriculture. Sun West enjoys a number of very positive and productive partnerships with agriculture industry stakeholders and it is our goal to improve agricultural literacy in our school division,” read the post.