Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Albertans in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition finished as second runners-up in the event showcasing youth ages 11 to 24 with a passion for agriculture. This year’s event was a virtual affair and competitors entered a short video instead of attending in person at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Topics […] Read more
Alberta duo finish as runners-up in young speakers competition
Farmers’ ability to rise to a challenge never changes
Reading Time: 4 minutes Tia Schram, 20, of Bruderheim, was the senior winner in the Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture competition (which was held as a virtual event this year). Her topic was: Lessons learned over the last 25 years of agriculture — and how we can apply it to the next 25. Sustainability is the balance between meeting […] Read more
National speaking event cancelled this year
Reading Time: < 1 minute There was no debating this. Organizers of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture have cancelled the 2020 competition “in the interest of the safety and well-being” of its participants and volunteers. The 35-year-old event has seen more than 1,000 young people aged 11 to 24 compete for national honours at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair […] Read more
National youth speaking competition now open
Reading Time: < 1 minute Attracting talent, micro-food processing, and capitalizing on climate change are among the topics for the 2020 edition of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition. The national speaking contest is open to youth ages 11 to 24 who have a passion for agriculture whether raised on a farm, in the country, or in the city. […] Read more
Alberta youth awarded at agricultural speaking competition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two Albertans took home top honours at the recent Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Ellie Stauffer from the Pincher Creek 4-H Club and a 4-H Alberta ambassador won senior champions honours while Ryley Mappin was named junior champion. (Mappin’s presentation for the provincial contest on how […] Read more
National youth speaking competition now open
Reading Time: < 1 minute Food fraud, ways to feed the world, and myth busting are among the topics for this year’s Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition. The national speaking competition is open to youth ages 11 to 24 who have passion for agriculture whether raised on a farm, in the country, or in the city. There are two […] Read more
Alberta finishes first in national speaking competition
Reading Time: < 1 minute Emmett Sawyer of Acme took top spot in the senior division of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition. Sawyer was the 4-H representative for the province at the public speaking competition held annually at Ontario’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair since 1985. Carmen White of Claresholm was the runner-up in the junior division, which was won by […] Read more
Alberta speakers wow them with their words
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lois Schultz of Wetaskiwin took top honours in the senior division of the 2017 Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture nationals earlier this month while Quentin Albrecht of Holden was first runner-up in the junior category. Schultz was 4-H Alberta’s representative at the event, which takes place at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. The […] Read more
Win $1,000 in young speakers competition
Deadline for applications is June 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute Young Albertans have a chance to win $1,000 and a trip to the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition in Toronto. Alberta Young Speakers for Agriculture will hold its second annual public speaking competition on July 12 during the Calgary Stampede. The event offers young people an opportunity to share their views in a speech […] Read more
Young Speakers registration now open
Deadline for entrants is Sept. 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute The deadline for entering the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition is Sept. 30, and the organization has a new website making it easier to register. The topics for 2016 are: What is the impact of public opinion on Canadian farmers? How would you explain a GMO to a non-farmer? What does the next generation […] Read more
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