College Aggies Online

Creating new animal agriculture advocates through scholarship

Don Schindler, Dairy Management Inc. · September 29, 2021

For several years, the national dairy checkoff has sponsored College Aggies Online, and I’m impressed at how smart, creative and driven the participants are to learn and advocate for animal agriculture online. If you don’t know anything about the College Aggies Online college scholarship program, it’s an initiative from the Animal Agriculture Alliance. As part […]

Students get creative advocating for ag

Don Schindler, Dairy Management Inc. · September 25, 2020

Years ago, TV commercials would interrupt our favorite programs and try to grab our attention before we got up to get a snack. The more interesting they were, the better chance they had of getting their message across to the viewer. Today is no different, except there’s a lot more competition in how people spend […]

Animal Ag Alliance scholarship develops the next ag-vocates

AGDAILY Reporters · September 3, 2020

CAO connects college students who are interested in promoting agriculture and gives them the skills they need to engage with key audiences online.

Engage with your campus about agriculture virtually this year

AGDAILY Reporters · August 12, 2020

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online scholarship competition kicks off virtually this year on September 14.

Signups open for 2020 College Aggies Online scholarship

AGDAILY Reporters · June 3, 2020

College Aggies Online’s nine-week program brings together college students from across the country to develop life-long advocates for agriculture.

College Aggies Online announce 2019 scholarship winners

AGDAILY Reporters · December 9, 2019

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s College Aggies Online scholarship competition awarded more than $20,000 to students and clubs this year.

College Aggies Online students reach millions on social media

AGDAILY Reporters · October 15, 2019

So far, students have earned 2.3 million impressions on social media since the competition kicked off on September 16 and runs through Nov. 16.

Animal Ag Alliance about to launch 2019 College Aggies scholarship competition

AGDAILY Reporters · September 5, 2019

This year, student ag advocates in College Aggies Online are competing for more than $21,000 in scholarships and a chance to win a trip.

College ag advocates take home scholarships for the holidays

AGDAILY Reporters · November 29, 2018

Six college students and three collegiate clubs from are taking home scholarships for the holidays for being exceptional advocates for agriculture.

More than $25,000 up for grabs in College Aggies Online

AGDAILY Reporters · August 28, 2018

College students are lining up for the chance to win more than $25,000 in scholarships while advocating for agriculture in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 10th annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition which kicks off September 10. The nine-week competition empowers undergraduate and graduate students to advocate for agriculture as industry mentors offer expertise and […]