The program will bring young producers from across Canada together to learn more about our chicken industry
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Farms.com
Young farmers will have the chance to meet other producers from across the country and share experiences thanks to Chicken Farmers of Canada’s (CFC’s) new program.
CFC recently created its Young Farmers Program, which aims to bring young producers together to gain more experience in the chicken industry and to identify new leaders in the sector, a CFC release said on Thursday.
The program will help the poultry industry grow by providing young farmers with relevant tools and training.
“Providing for the next generation of farmers and nurturing them as they get started are ways that we demonstrate the care and support we share throughout the industry,” Benoît Fontaine, CFC chair, said in the release.
“These young farmers will learn about issues beyond the farm gate, and how all of the stakeholders in our industry function and collaborate with each other.”
Farmers will participate in the program for 18 months. After a year in the program, selected representatives will mentor the next crop of participants, the release said. This mentorship will ensure knowledge transfer.
The first participants of the Young Farmers Program will be chosen at the end of the year and will meet in the spring of 2019.
Any chicken farmers who are interested in participating in the program "should contact their provincial chicken boards to be entered as it is the provincial boards that will submit names to CFC to be chosen," Marty Brett, CFC's senior corporate communications officer, told Farms.com.
"We are leaving it up to each of the provinces as to whom they will put forward, whether they will choose one or potentially multiple candidates if there is more interest."
CNW Group/Chicken Farmers of Canada photo
Updated Sept. 21, 2018