The Rural Voice, 1983-11, Page 47YOUNG FARMER
New roots for J.F. programs
When the corn has been harvested
and the winter wheat has taken root,
but before the snow falls, over 50
Junior Farmers will have the oppor-
tunity to cover new ground by atten-
ding the Grassroots Seminar. The
seminar will be held on Saturday, Oc-
tober 29 at the King City Community
Centre, with registration starting at
9:30 a.m. It is being organized by the
Ontario Junior Farmers' Agricultural
Involvement Committee, which takes
an active part in promoting and
evaluating the agricultural programs
offered. The seminar will bring
together selected Junior Farmer
Agricultural Contact people from
every corner of the province.
During the day -long event, the con-
tact people will have the opportunity
to learn about the role of the af-
filiated Junior Farmer representatives
to organizations such as the Conser-
vation Council and the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture.
In the afternoon, Ken Knox, Direc-
tor of Rural Organizations and Ser-
vices Branch will discuss the Role of
Junior Farmers in Agriculture.
Following this, the delegates will
trade ideas about the agricultural role
Junior Farmers should take in the
future.
A second presentation will inform
the contact people of existing
agricultural opportunities offered by
the Junior Farmers' Association.
This will be followed by a group work
session, where the delegates will have
the opportunity to develop new
agricultural programs, or to enhance
the existing ones.
The day should prove to be in-
teresting, informative and provide the
Agricultural Contact people with
'Food for Thought' over the long
winter months as well as new roots
for Junior Farmer Agricultural pro-
grams of the future. ❑
Catching the spirit
"Catch the Spirit" is the 1984 pro-
vincial conference theme for the
Junior Farmers' Association of On-
tario. Four hundred young people
from all parts of Ontario will gather
in the City of Thunder Bay to take
part in the annual event.
The conference will run from
March 16 - 18, 1984. Speakers and
presentations will deal with many
topics of concern to Junior Farmers
with a special focus on Northern On-
tario. Included in the conference
agenda is the Association's annual
meeting held on Friday evening, as
well as the annual banquet and dance
on Saturday. Delegates will also have
the chance to take a look around the
Thunder Bay area and to appreciate
the beauty of our great white North,
thanks to tours being arranged by the
Thunder Bay Junior Farmers.
This conference will mark the first
time in the Association's 39 year
history that a provincial conference
has been held in Northern Ontario.
Plans are already well underway to
arrange for group air travel from Ot-
tawa, Toronto and London to
Thunder Bay. Naturally, delegate
costs will be much higher than in the
past, and so many clubs will be
holding fund raising activities
through the next six months in order
to support their conference par-
ticipants. ❑
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