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Press Release: Biodiesel Farm Equipment Study Finds No Problems
Monday, April 4, 2011, Ottawa—In the Off-Road Biodiesel Demonstration - Agriculture Sector, conducted by the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) from August 2009 to November 2010, farmers using biodiesel blends in agricultural equipment ranging in age from 1965 to 2009 had no biodiesel-related equipment problems. The study found that canola-based biodiesel blends perform well through all seasons, even when left in tanks over winter. During the study period, temperatures ranged from -36°C to 31°C…”
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CFBMC Awards Agricultural Student. Canadian Farm Business Management. July 2010.
Agricultural students across Canada have been selected by the Canadian Farm Business Management Council to receive cash awards for their video submissions. Five winners have been selected to receive a $1000 scholarship towards their education as part of the Excellence Award for Agricultural Students…
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CCA announces Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Development Program. Submitted by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association. June 30, 2010.
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is pleased to announce the creation of a national youth initiative called the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Development Program. The CYL program will provide industry-specific training and mentorship opportunities to producers between the ages of 18 and 35, providing them with the
expertise and business acumen necessary to sustain the cattle industry into the future…
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Challenging Our Past: Preparing for the Future; Ideas and Questions for Agriculture and Agri-Food Policies. Submitted by CAPI Synthesis Report. June 2010.
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is creating a national dialogue on the issues facing the country’s agri-food sector, and the policy options required to better position this sector in the economy. CAPI’s work is based on three themes: food and wellness, sustainability and viability. This document, the Institute’s first Synthesis Report, aims to set out significant trends that are influencing the shape of the sector…
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Do you operate a small-scale farm? Have your say! Submitted by the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council. June 9, 2010.
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is researching the labour needs on farms with less than $100,000 in gross receipts. Your responses will be used to better understand employment needs of smaller farms and will ensure that operations from across Canada are represented in the research...
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Third Hemispheric Forum for Young Agricultural Leaders will focus on agricultural entrepreneurship. Submitted by IICA. June 4, 2010.
The objective of the Third Hemispheric Forum for Young Agricultural Leaders, to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska, on August 2-6, is to offer outstanding young people with training in leadership and technical topics related to agricultural management...
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Brief to the House of Commons Committee on Agriculture and Food (AGRI) Regarding Young Farmers and the Future of Farming. Submitted by Members of the Alberta Ag Business Consultants. May 2010.
…We feel that future farmers will come from three main groups. Firstly there are those that will “take over” farms, usually from other family members. Secondly, there are
innovators that are looking for niche market opportunities (at least initially) or adding value to existing products. Lastly there are immigrants from other countries…
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A National Future Farmers Network: The FRAQ Has Been Listened To! Submitted by La FRAQ. May 31, 2010.
The “Federation de la releve agricole du Quebec” (FRAQ) (Quebec Young Farmers’ Federation) is particularly pleased with Mr. Blackburn’s statement regarding young farmers he made this morning. The announced network and the systematic involvement of young farmers in the discussions mainly answer FRAQ’s demands, which have been repeatedly expressed in the consultations framework…
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Friends help finance dairy dream. Western Producer Article. May 20, 2010.
Laeticia Letourneau searched for financing from the usual sources when she set out to pursue her dream of becoming a young Quebec dairy farmer.
The traditional lenders turned her down, so she found private “angels” to help finance her dream. Now in her fourth year of production, the 26-year-old has acquired quota for 33 kilograms of butterfat production...
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Youth see challenges over policy. Western Producer Article. May 20, 2010.
When young producers join the New Brunswick Young Farmers’ Forum, they are taught about how farmer organizations operate and the mature farmers who control them…
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Maritime producers look on bright side. Western Producer Article. May 20, 2010.
Young farmers share enthusiasm. “Nothing positive comes from being negative,”
says a dairy producer…
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4-H urges campaign more aimed at youth. Western Producer Article. May 13, 2010.
Ottawa should lead a campaign to attract young farmers to agriculture by developing and promoting a youth-focused national vision for the industry, says a 4-H leader. “It would be a good idea to develop a new, crisp, clear vision for Canadian agriculture focused on young people,” he said.
“Young people want, they need and they respond to a vision they can buy into and something they believe can deliver the probability of a positive future. I think the greatest thing that the government of Canada could do is develop this vision and share it so youth could get behind it and grow with it.”…continue reading
MPs have different take on message. Western Producer Article. May 13, 2010.
When politicians listen, the message they hear clearly depends on the ear of the listener.
On May 4, as the House of Commons agriculture committee wound down two days of Ontario hearings on young farmer issues, Liberal Frank Valeriote said the message MPs heard through the West and Ontario was clear…
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B.C. fruit growers say unfair trade keeps young farmers out of business. Western Producer Article. May 6, 2010.
Orchard owner Nick Kiran finished his testimony to a touring House of Commons agriculture committee with a dramatic plea.
“Please don’t make this my last year in the business,” he told MPs. “You know you are becoming deranged when you begin to wish for hail. That’s the only way to make money.”
Kiran later led MPs on a tour of parts of his 55-acre apple and cherry orchard, explaining the production techniques, the labour-intensive work required, the vagaries of weather that can damage production and the uncertainties of orchard industry economics…
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Who Wants to Farm? Western Producer Article. May 6, 2010.
Wyatt Hanson proved to be the main attraction on a panel made up largely of parents explaining to MPs why they think that agriculture cannot attract their children.
He is young, 17, a long-time 4-H member and a third generation son of Alberta ranchers with a love of the cattle business…
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Negative image turns youth away. Western Producer Article. May 6, 2010.
Two farm leaders insist optimism prevails in agriculture and work needs to be done to dispel negativity…
“More needs to be done to spread the message and educate our youth that there is a future as an agricultural producer.”…
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MPs on road to meet young farmers hear straight talk and get better manners. Western Producer Article. May 6, 2010.
Federal agriculture committee members haven’t heard much optimism so far on tour. It costs money, can be a logistical nightmare and doesn’t guarantee that the views expressed will be representative.
Still, if last week’s western and Ontario start of a cross-country tour by MP’s on the House of Commons agriculture committee is an indication, MP’s should travel out of Ottawa more often.
They behave better. And they hear some unvarnished truths from farmers not accustomed to delivering “politicalspeak”…
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Young Farmers Driving For Success in Toronto. Submitted by OYFF. November 2, 2009.
More than 50 young and future farmers are expected at the 2009 Ontario Young Farmers' Forum (OYFF) taking place November 23-24, 2009 at the Doubletree by Hilton in Toronto, Ontario.
Hosted by the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario (JFAO), the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and the Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum, the one and a half day conference will build on last year’s program by focusing on business planning and farm succession planning for participants age 18-40 from all areas of Ontario. The theme of this year’s conference is “Driving to Success.”…
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Social Networking Sites to faciliate contact between young agricultural leaders in the America. Submitted by IICA. September 2009.
San Jose, Costa Rica, September 2009 (IICA). Some 70 young people from throughout the Americas will use popular social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to share information on leadership in agriculture and other topics of interest to the region, which, they assured, will enable them to work together in addressing problems shared by the countries…
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Driving to Success at the Ontario Young Farmers’ Forum. September 25, 2009
Young and future Ontario farmers are looking for new ideas and advice in developing their businesses amidst changing economics in an increasingly challenging industry are invited to the 2009 Ontario Young Farmers’ Forum (OYFF), where the theme is “Driving to Success.”…
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May 1, 2009 - Submitted by FRAQ A federal initiative for the new farmers, yes but …
JFAO Provide $50,000 for Community Projects. April 28, 2009
The numbers are in and once again, members of the Junior Farmers’ Association of Ontario can proudly say they worked together to provide more than $50,000 for local projects and charitable causes in their communities across the province.
“Not only are our members demonstrating community leadership with these donations, they’re learning valuable organizational and planning skills for involvement in future community projects,” says James McMillan, JFAO President. “All of these donations are the result of young adults deciding for themselves how to raise the funds and where the money should go.”…
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April 10, 2009 - Interview on CBC Radio with Leona Dargis
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Leona's section is the last one of the segment.
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