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Video opens with a shot of a tractor plowing through a field.
[Pleasant background music plays]
[John Cranfield]We know that the world is facing
enormous challenges

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A woman is examing tomatoes.
climate change, food security,

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A man is working in a greenhouse crop, looking at the plants.
and the impact of agriculture 
on the environment.

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John Cranfield, the interim dean for the Ontario Agricultural College is speaking to the camera
He has grey hair and glasses. He is pictured in his office.
The agricultural sector
needs to be focused on sustainability

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A person in a lab coat is using a machine to examine a cow.
because it's core to having a future,

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A man is working in a farm field with a tractor.
not just for the agricultural sector,
but all of humanity.

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Emmanuelle Arnaud is speaking to the camera. She is the assistant dean for the Ontario Agricultural College.
She is wearing glasses and has long, grey hair. She is outside, in front of Johnston Green.
[Emmanuelle Arnaud]The Masters of Sustainable
Agriculture is a course based masters.

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Two students are speaking to each other. One student has a laptop. The other student is in a red Ridgetown sweatshirt.
Here are the students are really focusing
on coursework

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A group of students are huddled in a group in a large field.
and a capstone experience

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Two students are walking and smiling with each other in a greenhouse.
that really focuses on 
experiential learning

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One of the students is working with plants in the greenhouse.
and applying the knowledge 
that they've learned in the classroom

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A student in a lab coat is working in a lab. She is writing on a test tube.
to a workplace context.

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Two people are speaking to each other in a field. One has a clipboard and the other is pointing at plants in the field.
And getting that very important 
hands-on experience

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and introduction to the sector.

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Emmanuelle Arnaud is speaking to the camera again, on a bench in front of Johnston Green.
There are three different fields
within the program:

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A man is working on a laptop in between crops in a greenhouse.
Cows are eating.
Emmanuelle Arnaud continues to speak infront of Johnston Green.
Plant Agriculture, Livestock Agriculture 
and Environmental Sciences.

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The man on the laptop continues to walk around the crops in the greenhouse.
A student works on her laptop.
So the environmental aspects
of agriculture, minimizing impacts,

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Two people are working in a greenhouse, examining plants.
managing and estimating best practices.

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John Cranfield sits in his office again, looking at the camera.
[John Cranfield] The graduates from our program
are going to be the future leaders 

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of the agrifood sector,
and so

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A group of students are pictured talking to one another.
thinking about the future of food
and how we continue to produce food

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A drone shot of a field of crops, beside the Ridgetown campus.
in sustainable ways,
means that those leaders

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The group of students that were speaking together are walking beside Johnston Green.
need to be prepared
now with the right techniques

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John Cranfield continues to speak in his office.
and understanding of what 
sustainability means,

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Two students are talking to each other. One is working on a laptop.
as well as also taking a human lens

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Multiple students are working in a greenhouse.
and a human dimension 
approach

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Corn crop shot.
to how we look at production practices
in a sustainable way.

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Emmanuelle Arnaud speaks to the camera again in front of Johnston Green.
[Emmanuelle Arnaud] Some of the skills that graduates
will need to make an impact in agriculture

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Student writing on test tubes in a lab wearing a lab coat continues to examine the test tubes and use lab equipment.
is both knowing the hard science
behind sustainability,

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Students are walking in a farm field with clipboards.
but then also have the soft skills
and have the breadth of understanding

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Student works with another student in a greenhouse.
to make decisions that address
some of those complex challenges

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Student works with student in red Ridgetown sweatshirt in a dorm room. They are both looking at and pointing to a laptop.
that are really multi-disciplinary
in nature.

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An aerial-view drone shot of the Ridgetown campus and some crops.
The program starts in the summer
at Ridgetown campus, 

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Students walk and talk on Ridgetown campus.
and this provides us with 
an excellent opportunity

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Student talks with two friends in a dorm room.
to develop some community, 
like a cohort feel.

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Aerial-view drone shot of crops at Ridgetown campus.
[Brett Sheperd] We've got 450 acres.

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Closer drone shot of the crops
That's your classroom.

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Brett Shepherd, Director of University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus speaks to the camera. He is in a farm field
He is wearing glasses and is wearing a grey button-up Ridgetown shirt.
You're going to learn
from some of the best,

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most respected faculty in this field
anywhere in the world.

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Zoom-up on the corn fields, zoom-out with aeriel shot of the Ridgetown crops again.
And you're going to get a chance
to be part of the heartland

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Aerial-view drone-shot of the Ridgetown campus. 
of Ontario agriculture
here in Chatham-Kent.

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Brett Shepherd speaks to the camera in the field.
This is a program
that's going to take you out

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into the community
and customize to your interests.

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If you want to learn about agribusiness,

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Student is typing on a laptop.
Student is then speaking to another man in a greenhouse.
we can get you connected
directly with employers who do it best.

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Plants in a greenhouse are being watered.
If you want to learn about crop production,
greenhouses,

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Student speaks to another student in greenhouse, pointing at different plants and examining them.
these are things that are going to be 
built into the program,

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Brett Shepherd speaks to the camera in the field again.
so you get a chance to learn
in the classroom, 

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Students walk with each other on campus.
across our campus and in 
the community.

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Emmanuelle Arnaud speaks to the camera infront of Johnston Green again.
[Emmanuelle Arnaud] We've talked to a lot of employers
while developing this program,

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Student is working in a facility with an employer.
and they're very keen on having folks
in the workplace that

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Students are working in a green house.
have an understanding of sustainability.

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Cows are eating hay.
There's increased demand
from the sector

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Emmanuelle Arnuad speaks to the camera in front of Johnston Green.
from professional organizations,
regulatory bodies, consumers.

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A student is working in a farm field.
We have increased our ability
to measure things,

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Emmanuelle Arnaud speaks to the camera in front of Johnston Green.
and the question is,
what do we do with that data?

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Student works on a laptop in a dorm. 
A group of students is a huddle working in a field together.
Making smart decisions,
using that data to improve

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Emmanuelle Arnaud speaks to the camera in front of Johnston Green.
productivity and minimize impact.

The University of Guelph logo and Ontario Agricultural College logo appear onscreen as the video fades out.
[The pleasant background music fades]