ABOUT US

The Mission - Empowering Canadians leading a profitable and attractive agriculture industry.

Vision Statement - To educate and energize a powerful network of young farm leaders.

The Purpose - To provide a multi-faceted educational and development opportunity for young and beginning farmers from across Canada. More specifically, to:

• Identify the problems encountered by young people looking to become established in agriculture, and to exchange ideas about solutions applied in Canada and around the world;
• Promote the exchange of ideas on issues of training and capacity building, and to identify program needs and preferred delivery methods;
• Enable young people throughout Canada to become familiar with the realities of the agriculture industry in every province.
• Prepare young and beginning farmers for a more active role in Canada's agricultural organizations;
• Consolidate the opinion of young and beginning farmers across Canada on agriculture and rural issues; and
• Facilitate the development of and provide support to provincial young farmer structures in every province and territory in the Country.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Canadian Young Farmers' Forum?

The CYFF was established in 1997 to facilitate the exchange of information and to foster collaboration between young and beginning farmers across the country. Today, the Forum provides a multi-faceted development opportunity for young farmers (aged 18 - 40) that: serves to inform participants; consolidate young farmer’s opinions; and offers leadership training and advice.

How does the Canadian Young Farmers' Forum work?

Young and beginning farmers from across Canada gather together once each year for the Annual Meeting & Conference of the Canadian Young Farmers' Forum. Any young farmer of Canada is welcome to attend the annual event. Through government funding, the CYFF will fund up to five delegates from each provincial and territorial region to attend the conference. Delegate selection processes are different in every area, but those who attend the Forum must be under the age of forty.

CYFF Focuses

Training and Education

Training and education are important to young farmers as they develop their farming businesses, which contribute to the agriculture industry as a whole. Formal education, as well as extension training and service, are essential to keep young farmers efficient, effective, and forward-thinking. Incentive programs for education help to ensure a progressive agriculture industry through the efforts of young farmers.

Farm Transfers & Succession Planning

The largest transfer of wealth in our history will take place over the next several decades. Support is needed to facilitate this transfer between generations in a way that benefits the agriculture industry and the rural economy.

Young Farmer’s Voice

Support is needed for young farmer organizations as they fulfill an important role of identifying challenges and developing solutions that work for young and beginning farmers. This kind of perspective is important not only for new policy direction specific to young farmers, but in all areas of agriculture policy which impacts the future of a young farmer's livelihood.

Agriculture Awareness

Public support of the agriculture industry is essential to the long term viability of Canadian food producers. Young farmers recognize the important role that agriculture awareness plays in their future success.

Long-term Viability & Stability of the Agriculture Industry

A comprehensive agriculture policy is needed to articulate Canada's vision for the future of the industry. Issues like food security, financial stability, domestic production and commitment to the future of agriculture in Canada need to be addressed.

CONTACT US

CYFF OFFICE
Guenette Bautz
General Manager
Box 24, Middle Lake, Sask. S0K 2X0
Toll Free: 1-888-416-2965
Phone: 306-367-4628
Fax: 306-367-2403
Email: info@cyff.ca