The Story of RFINE
Discover meaningful career paths that create real, lasting impact. Follow Quinn’s journey from engineering student at Dalhousie University to founder of Rfine, where he and his team transform waste stream materials into valuable new resources for the food industry.
High School Block:
Agriculture 110
Agriculture 110 provides introductory agri-science knowledge, skills, and experiential learning opportunities developed through science inquiry. To develop scientific literacy, learners require diverse learning experiences which provide an opportunity to explore, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, appreciate, and understand the interrelationships among science, technology, society, and the environment that will affect their personal lives, their careers, and their future. The careers and innovative technologies referenced in the course include New Brunswick practices over time as well as contemporary contexts. Agriculture 110 includes First Nation ways of knowing, agricultural impacts on life in New Brunswick, and specific types of agriculture. Topics covered during this course will include knowledge of crops, livestock, and poultry, and their application to local contexts.
Services
In-class visits are available to teachers teaching AG110.
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Irrigation Lab
Students design a variable rate irrigation system that demonstrates how precision agriculture helps
farmers make decisions about their farming operations. Students also learn about careers associated with
precision agriculture.
Strawberry DNA Lab
Students extract DNA from strawberries in order to investigate DNA: where it is found, and how it
looks and feels. Participating in DNA extraction familiarizes students with one aspect of work that
biotechnologists do: deciding how to use information contained in DNA to improve crops. Students will
also learn about ag-sector careers associated with biotechnology.
Career Case
Demonstrate the diversity and importance of careers in agriculture and food with this fun game, while supporting students in recognizing how their skills and interests can fit into careers in the industry. Students are faced with various challenges in which they work in groups to determine the careers needed to solve the case.
NB dept of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
The New Brunswick - Deliciously Canadian brand is managed by the New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries. It promotes New Brunswick’s top seafood, agri-food and beverage products in international markets, driving awareness of our delicious food and beverage exports through retail and food service promotions, marketing collateral, overseas trade and press missions and advertising.
The livestock sector of New Brunswick includes dairy and beef cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, goats and fur. Total value of New Brunswick’s livestock is in excess of $224 million.
Crop production generates half of the farm cash receipts for agriculture in the province. The crops sector is extremely diverse, involving the production of over twenty different types of agricultural commodities.