In the last five years, the students of the first year of the agricultural institute, the landscaping department, have always participated in the competition. Supervised by Fabrice Fouchet and Florence Brault, they benefit from a flexible time schedule and program, thanks to an enthusiastic and comprehensive team of instructors.
The students made several videos: one on a company of gardeners who go about on bicycles, another on ecological pastures, a third on a breeder robot ... This year, at the Paris Agricultural Show, they learned they had won the 1st national award , an award that is accompanied by a check for € 5,000 to finance their educational trip to Ireland ...
Here is the video that won the first prize.
In 2014, the theme of the competition was "Tomorrow's work in our farmlands". The team of the Salesian Institute was motivated and imaginative and at its very first participation obtained a prize, a 4th place in the standings and a check for 1000 € (used for the trip to Portugal).
In 2015 the theme was "Becoming an agro-journalist". The students redoubled their efforts and the results were seen: 2nd national prize and the 1st departmental prize: a total of € 3,000 won and a trip to Italy.
Other satisfactions arrived in 2016 in the competition, its theme: "The energies in our farms", when the group decided to explore various issues on the topic including reports on wind and water mills, the use of methane power plants, the electric car, energy saving ... Last year, thanks to the video on the theme "Land and Soil", the students made videos on the gardens of the castle of Angers, the theme park, “Terre Botanique”, the lands of the Loire ...
"We are happy to organize this event ... to raise public awareness of the agricultural world," said Dr. Jean-Louis Bazille, President of the Federation of Crédit Mutuel Agricole et Rural, during the awarding of prizes to the winning students.
Source: Don Bosco Aujourd'hui
