Beginning farmers in Manitoba interested in the latest news should sign up to have The Young Farmers Newsletter delivered to them regularly. The process is easy: send your first and last name (if a farm couple, both names), full address, phone number and an email address to youngfarmers@gov.mb.ca

 

Also, if you want to share your thoughts on the newsletter, what you’d like to see in future issues and/or what information you’d like to see the Young Farmers website, comments should be sent directly to youngfarmers@gov.mb.ca.

 

 

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture offers beginning farmers advice and information to guide them along the way, says Shannon Urbaniak, business planning specialist, Agri-Business Development Branch.

 

The branch offers practical information to assist new farmers with the development of a business plan. Programs like Targets for Success and Power of Change can help farmers develop a vision for their operation and determine the most profitable options.

 

Visit the website – www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca – for more information.

 

 

Based on the successful Intervale Farms Program near Burlington, Vermont, the New Farms Incubator Program supports new farm enterprises by offering access to land, equipment and infrastructure at reasonable rates, with business planning support, technical training, mentorship and experience with ecological and emerging farming methods.

 

For more information contact:

FarmStart
P.O. Box 1875
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6Z9 or 519-836-7046

or log on to: http://www.farmstart.ca/programs/new-farms-incubator-program/

 

Program contracts are: Christie Young - Director (extension 101)
Peter Mitchell - Partnership and Network Development (extension 103)
Ali English - FarmLINK Ontario Coordinator (extension 104)
Sri Sethuratnam - FarmStart-Up Programs (extension 107)