A new report serves up a dire warning on the state of farming over the next decade. The report from the Royal Bank of Canada and the University of Guelph advises more than 40 per cent of farm operators will retire in the coming 10 years. Crispin Colvin, vice-president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Board of Directors, tells myFM there is also an ongoing shortage of seasonal farm workers.
Colvin, who farms east of Thorndale, says the various levels of government need to offer financial incentives to entice young people to take over farms or establish their own.
written by: I. McAllum