Outstanding Young Farmers – Outstanding Young Farmers

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Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program is designed to recognize young farmers that exemplify excellence in their profession. Eligible nominees must be farm operators between the ages of 18 and 39 who derive a minimum of two-thirds of their income from their farm operations. Each year one farming couple is selected from each of the program’s seven Regional Recognition Events to represent their respective region at the National Recognition Event.

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Saskatoon, SK

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Scholarships

Are you passionate about agriculture in Canada? The Outstanding Young Farmers Memorial Scholarship supports future generations in the pursuit of their passion. Two $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually to students pursuing post secondary education in agriculture. The annual application deadline is June 30^th.

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W.R. Motherwell Award

Dr. Motherwell was a leader in Canadian agriculture for over 50 years. He is the namesake of the W.R. Motherwell Award, presented annually to an individual or couple who demonstrate excellence in leadership and dedication to the Outstanding Young Farmers Program and the agriculture industry.

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This group is what Canada and Canadian Farmers are all about! We are so blessed and proud to be a part of this group of outstanding people, who just happen to farm!

Andrew Lovell - AT 2016

The opportunity to network and learn from this talented group was a privilege to say the least. We really enjoyed getting to know everyone, and learning about their business. We are very humbled to be a part of such an amazing group.

Mark and Cori Pawluk - MB 2015

Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer Program is one that offers endless opportunities to network with some of the finest in agriculture, to explore and learn about agriculture throughout Canada, and to self- reflect on possibilities within your own business.

Mike & Amy Cronin ON 2015

No other organization with which I have been involved compares to COYF in celebrating excellence in ALL aspects of agriculture. Alumni flourish knowing that they are learning from other members and are eager to hear the stories and experiences of new honourees every year.

Luanne Lynn ON 2005

We really didn’t see ourselves as outstanding and did not see how one event could have much impact on our future. BUT, the people we met during this event have immensely changed our lives and the positive environment created here will last us until we can go again! Making connections with people who are out there pushing it as hard as we are.

Lauchie & Jolene MacEachern AT 2017

The most valuable thing we gained from this week was new friends. The ability to share ideas and network with the people we have met will help to improve our farming operation. We were very inspired by the other honourees. The comments and feedback from others also gave us more confidence in what we do on our farm.

Derek & Tannis Axten SK 2017

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29 Mar

Big congratulations to Jenn, Brad, & Travis Hopcott on winning our 2023 BC/Yukon Regional Event! They will be representing BC/Yukon at our National Event at the end of this year. #COYF

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21 Mar

Meet our 2023 BC Nominees!
We have 3 very creative & innovative farms representing our BC region this week. All have beautiful farms & produce some amazing quality food. We are so excited to see their presentations & learn about what makes them outstanding young farmers.#COYF

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19 Mar

Big thanks to @840CFCW for supporting our @albertaoyf region and getting the word out about what we do for Outstanding Young Farmers in Canada!

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📣📣📣OYF Alberta/NWT is extremely pleased to announce our new 2023 media partner @840CFCW

Tune in while seeding this spring, you will hear about Alberta OYF along with some really great Ag content, news and music.

Welcome CFCW we are very excited about this partnership!

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19 Mar

Congrats Harley & Brooklyn Siemens!

Our 2023 Manitoba Regional Winners and our official MB honourees for our national competition at the end of this year.

#COYF #COYF2023

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15 Mar

Our 2023 MB event kicks off this Friday!

Meet our nominees.👍🏻

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