Nova Scotia Young Farmers

The Mission

To promote the exchange of ideas and to foster collaboration between the young and future farmers of Nova Scotia.

The Purpose

To provide a multi-faceted educational and development opportunity for young and beginning farmers from across Nova Scotia. 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 Nova Scotia to become familiar with the realities of the agriculture industry.
• Prepare young and beginning farmers for a more active role in provincial and national agricultural organizations; AND
• Consolidate the opinion of young and beginning farmers across Nova Scotia on agriculture and rural issues;
• Training and Education

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If you are between the ages of 18-40, live in Nova Scotia, have an interest in the future of agriculture and would like to find out more about the activities of the Nova Scotia Young Farmers Forum, please contact:

Brad McCallum
tel: (902) 893-7455
email: bmccallum@agricommodity.ca
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