Agriculture committee  That would be a good idea. It would be a way for a young farmer wanting to start a farm to see where the money was coming from. And having money saved in a property ownership fund is a good idea too.

Agriculture committee  It's Beaver County.

Agriculture committee  I don't market any grain.

Agriculture committee  The federal programs that I'm aware of are more on the training and getting skills. Specific to starting my farm, I took advantage of AFSC. It had a percent and a half off on its program for beginning farmers in Alberta, and what I recommend to young farmers in Alberta is to try

Agriculture committee  The challenges that we see for young farmers are basically how they can make enough money to make a living from farming--and coming up with a plan that does that--and how to apply what they already know and make it into a successful business. We feel it's essential that young far

Agriculture committee  Some of the recommended actions that we feel are important for young farmers and the future of agriculture are government support for events that encourage young farmers, like the Canadian Young Farmers Forum and Future Agriculture Business Builders. We also feel that government

Agriculture committee  My name is Owen Nelson. I have a small farm near Vegreville. I have experience in the agriculture industry, I have my Bachelor of Science in agriculture, and I have worked in a number of different facets. I have business consulting experience in the U.S. and Australia, and I've a

Agriculture committee  To put together our submission we focused on our reliable expertise and looked at the 40 years of experience we have in the group. We have come up with a definition of a viable farm, which we feel is a farm that's able to cover its operating expenses, including rent, depreciation