Quite simply, because the PAg is well educated, well trained and able to identify and capture business opportunities. Knowledge Through a university education or equivalent and an extensive mentoring process, the PAg has in-depth knowledge and highly developed skills. For the employer it means a well rounded, strategically thinking and knowledgeable employee who can make a difference. Network Professional Agrologists belong to a provincial institute consisting of members from all walks of the agriculture and agri-food industry. Every PAg draws on this extensive network of colleagues for information, specialized expertise and knowledge.
Employers are beneficiaries of the network.
An AIC task force has recommended the Institute and its Member Organizations promote and position the profession of Agrology to be the authority for agricultural compliance programs. The following recommendations were approved by the Board at its November meeting. AIC encourage Member Organizations to develop their own action plans on a provincial level. AIC and its Member Organizations coordinate all these action plans in order to most effectively utilize limited resources and to do an effective job at improving the image of PAgs. The Professional Agrologist Task Force continue its work to develop a promotional package for use in the above initiatives.