The federal government has announced an investment of more than $700,000 for two projects that support leadership in Canada’s young farmers.
"The future of agriculture lies in the hands of the new generation and that is why our government is committed to supporting young farmers," said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. "We are proud to support the Canadian Young Farmers Forum and Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program – both provide invaluable networking, mentoring and skills training opportunities. We also encourage young farmers to take leadership roles in the sector and share their perspectives to help strengthen our innovative agricultural sector across Canada.”
The Canadian Young Farmers Forum (CYFF) will receive over $616,000 to provide young Canadian farmers with business capacity skills as well as learning, networking and peer support opportunities to increase the profitability and efficiency of their operations. Activities under this project will include farm business management training, an outreach campaign, and social media activities.
“The Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum greatly appreciates the governments continued investment in our programming and activities, which is vital to the organizations success," said Guenette Bautz, General Manager, Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum. "With this financial contribution, we will continue to support Canadian farmers, by offering networking opportunities, providing education on topics not found in a traditional classroom, leadership skills development and business management and planning preparedness training to help young farmers succeed in agriculture. The CYFF is pleased to be able to continue to strive to support young farmers’, age aged 18-40 from coast to coast, in a variety of capacities, along with the government of Canada.”
In addition, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (COYF) Program will receive over $100,000 towards their three-day national recognition event.
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