Women, racialized, Indigenous and young farmers and farm workers, as well as those from other underrepresented groups, are invited to apply to THE EXCHANGE, a new training and support program led by the National Farmers Union (NFU).
National Farmers Union opens applications to training, support program for underrepresented farmers
First Nations should demand at-market lease rates: Lerat
First Nations need to stop leasing out their land to non-Indigenous farmers for below-market prices, says farmer and band councillor Terry Lerat of Cowessess First Nation in south-central Saskatchewan. Instead, bands should be getting every penny they can for the farmland they own and using that money to get themselves back into farming.
Indigenous producers discuss farming challenges in AIM Panel
Farmers on the Ag in Motion Indigenous Producers Panel say there isn't enough Indigenous agriculture today and there's too much reliance on others for lifestyle.