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Nov. 13, 2012
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| (Guelph, ON – November 12, 2012) - Nominations are now open for the 2013 Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program. Nominees may be individuals, partners or couples who derive a minimum of two-thirds of their gross revenue from farming and are under the age of 40 as of January 1 in the year of competition.
Nomination forms can be downloaded from the OOYF website at www.oyfontario.ca and must be received by December 15, 2012. Celebrating its 33rd year, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ Program is an annual competition to recognize young farmers who exemplify excellence in their profession and promote the tremendous contribution of agriculture, and rural Canada. Demonstrating leadership in the agricultural industry, nominees are judged according to the following criteria:
The 2013 winner will be selected at the Ontario regional event being held Guelph from March 25-27, 2013. They will then represent Ontario at the National Awards Program, to be held in Saskatoon next November. OOYF is proudly sponsored by Farm Credit Canada, Syngenta, Better Farming, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited and GROWMARK. The national competition is sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Bayer Crop Science, CIBC and John Deere. |
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