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CFFO Blog's Blog – April 2013 Archive (2)
The CFFO Commentary: Educating Youth about Agriculture more Important than Ever
By Nathan Stevens
April 12, 2013
The recent Ontario Agri-food Education (OAFE) annual meeting underscored the importance of providing learning opportunities to children about the food system that keep store shelves – and their bellies – filled. The fact of the matter is that most children today lack any direct connection to farm life anymore. Yet there are important opportunities and challenges…
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Leadership is a Key to Agriculture’s Future Success
The future success of agriculture in this province will depend on many factors. There are some factors that are far beyond our control, like the weather in the Midwestern United States, but there are some where we can take pro-active steps. As a sector, we often consider the physical factors that impact our businesses, but we do not always consider other factors including developing quality leadership for the future.
Agriculture needs a variety of leaders that can look at a broad… Continue
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Added by CFFO Blog on April 5, 2013 at 1:45am — No Comments
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