NWACC concentrates its efforts on education and advocacy, we work with cooperatives in the Northwest on educational programs for both adults and students. Below are some of the many programs and events we proudly sponsor throughout the year.

 

Each fall we sponsor agriculture cooperative tours for college students who attend Washington State University, University of Idaho and Oregon State University. On these tours they travel around and stop at several of our cooperative members where they get to tour facilities and are often presented with job and internship opportunities. The tour concludes with a dinner and presentations along with the chance to be selected for a scholarship.  8 scholarships are available to students who attend the WSU/UI tour and 5 scholarships are available to students on the OSU tour.

The excitement and gratitude from the scholarship recipients make it very evident that NWACC is making a difference through our scholarship and educational outreach programs.

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The Cenarrusa Day on the Hill event was established as a way to educate and inform FFA members throughout Idaho about public policy. The event attracts hundreds of FFA students from every corner of Idaho. The NW Agriculture Cooperative Council is a proud sponsor of this event each year.

In 2019 NWACC began sponsoring a similar event for Washington State FFA students ​with the Washington State Legislative Day on the Hill, an event that has steadily grown in attendance each year.

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NWACC has been a long time sponsor for the FFA Cooperative quiz at the FFA state conventions in Oregon, Washington and now Idaho as of this year. The Cooperative Quiz contest is open to juniors and seniors who are looking to learn about the business model and job opportunities in the agricultural industry and cooperatives.  Over 100 students compete at the district level and the top 20 scores across from each state move on to compete at the state level. From there, 8 students move on to interviews and after the scores are totaled, the four contestants with the most points are given scholarships.

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For the members of the Northwest Agricultural Cooperative Council, we host the annual Northwest Regional Cooperative Institute Annual Meeting and Educational Seminar each November in Spokane.  This event is an excellent educational and networking opportunity for members with an array of presentations pertinent to agriculture cooperatives and board member training. 

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Thanks to the continued membership of our cooperatives, we are able to keep supporting and expanding these great educational opportunities.

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