News Room
In the News
Agriculture's human resource challenges and the Council's activities to help solve these challenges are getting noticed by the media. This section of the news room is devoted to our media coverage. If you see an article that relates to our work or agriculture's HR issues, we'd like to hear about it!
- Survey tackles ag labour needs (BetterFarming.com, February 10, 2010)
- Components of a Basic Human Resource Management Plan and Farm Labour (Spud Smart, Winter 2010)
- 9% of all jobs in primary agriculture are unfilled is a report on CAHRC’s Atlantic Regional Forum (NB Business Journal.com, February 5, 2010)
- Interviews with Danielle Vinette and Patrice Finnigan (CBC Radio New Brunswick, February 4, 2010)
- Regional forum taking place in Moncton Wednesday(TelegraphJournal.com, January 30, 2010)
- Agriculture Sector Panel for economic development in Leeds and Grenville Counties includes Mark Wales, who speaks about agritalent.ca and CAHRC’s emerging markets project (EMC Kemptville. January 7, 2010)
- Producer retires from CAHRC Board features the retirement of Aaron Strauss from the CAHRC Board of Directors and includes the Council’s website address (Western Producer–Ag Notes, January 7, 2010)
Archived "In the News" features.
AgriTalent.ca is launched!
The first national database of agriculture-related training programs was launched before agriculture and education leaders on the eve of CAHRC’s Annual General Meeting, which is taking place in St. John’s. Read more...
News Releases
- Attracting and Retaining Skilled Labour: Helping Farmers Compete in Today's Global Economy (February 4, 2010)
- Agriculture sets Site on Future Talent as database of agriculture training programs launched (June 10, 2009)
- Farming Skills and Knowledge Focus of Newly Funded Projects (September 4, 2008)
- The Government of Canada supports career opportunities in agriculture (September 3, 2008)
- Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council Celebrates First Ag Day in Canada (January 23, 2008)
- Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council and Association of Canadian Community Colleges Working Together to Meet Primary Agriculture Workforce Challenges (January 15, 2008)
- Canadian Agriculture Industry Welcomes New Sector Council (September 18, 2006)
- Canada's New Government invests $1 million to boost agricultural work force (September 16, 2006)
Backgrounders and Fact Sheets
- Identifying On-Farm Occupations
- New Markets and Future Skills in Agriculture
- Communications and Outreach
- Agriculture Career Focus Program
Three New Council Projects Receive Funding!
During a visit to La Ferme Gillette in Embrun, Ontario on September 3, 2008, local MP Pierre Lemieux (Glengarry-Prescott-Russell) announced $1.3 million in funding on behalf of the Government of Canada for these new projects. Read more...
News Articles for Media
Spread the Word – Journalists are invited to print one or more of the following articles in their publications:
- Meeting Farm Labour Challenges will Benefit all British Columbians
- Farms Threatened by Labour Crunch
- Farms Turn to Technology to Meet Environment and Safety Standards
- Farmers Eager to Create More Jobs
- Meeting Farm Labour Challenges will Benefit all Ontarians
- Farms doing their Part to Stem Rural Exodus
- How to Profit from Staff Training
- What do you really want from your Employees?