Ready to Grow Your Farm Business?
Are you a new farmer or taking over as the next generation on your family farm?
Do you love farming but feel overwhelmed managing your farm business?
Join the Business Mentorship Network to be paired with an experienced farm mentor who can help support you in your farm business journey.
Applications are open for the 2025 Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network for farmers from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba!
APPLY BY OCTOBER 31st, 2024!
The Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network is going into its eleventh year in BC and its third year in the Prairie provinces. The BMN matches new and next gen farmers 1- 5 years in business with experienced farmers to cultivate the skills for running financially and ecologically viable farms. Mentors support you to dig into the business of farming and lay the groundwork for long-term sustainability.
Whether you need business basics or strategic planning for long-term growth, gaining business development skills is one of the biggest challenges facing new farmers. Our aim is to provide new farmers with an opportunity to build their business knowledge and use it to grow their farm operations to achieve long-term viability.
What You Get:
As a participant in this program you will receive 30 hours of one-on-one mentorship with an experienced farmer, a financial and marketing web series specifically for farmers, profile on the YA website and social media and opportunities for peer networking.
Mentors are guided by your goals and may help you evaluate multiple facets of your business: production, operations, marketing, financial and risk management, as well as assist in developing and implementing strategic business goals for the upcoming season and beyond.
Priority will be given (but not limited) to applicants who are new entrants into agriculture, residing in BC, AB, SK or MB, aged 18-35, having been in operation for 1-5 years.
For more details and to apply please visit our Business Mentorship Network Page.
Apply by Oct 31st, 2024.
Mentor applications are received year round. If you are interested in being a Mentor (paid position) please be in touch at the email below for more information. We will also ask you to fill out a Mentor Application.
Please reach out if you have any questions!
In BC: Melanie Buffel at business@youngagrarians.org
In AB: Tori Ames at tori@youngagrarians.org
In SK: Mark Diakiw mark@youngagrarians.org
In MB: Katheryn Loewen katheryn@youngagrarians.org
We greatly appreciate your help in sharing this opportunity with your networks.