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With fewer than 30,000 young farmers in Canada today and the fastest pace of decline in our history, fewer and fewer farmers will be producing food in the future. We need to encourage and support a new generation of farmers today who will be prepared to fill the shoes of our soon-to-be retiring farmers. We need to intervene to support what could be a transformative and dynamic generational transition. These new farmers cannot be saddled with crippling debt, or they will not succeed.
Thank you.