Island farms are family farms and that means youth are part and parcel of the business. Keeping them safe and fostering an interest in farming starts at an early age and this page is dedicated to providing information for the youth in our community. Please keep returning to this site as more information will be added as it becomes available. If you know of a site or resource that could be an agricultural benefit to our community, please email Crystal Fullerton or call at 902-368-7289.
Online Farm Youth Sites
- Prince Edward Island 4H
- PEI Young Farmers
- Canadian Young Farmers Forum
- Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA)
- Progressive Agriculture Foundation– check out the videos on line
- AG Youth Guidelines– Do you struggle to determine what farm chores are appropriate for your child or young worker? This site helps you with that.
Creative Pages for School Age Children
- Case IH
- John Deere
- New Holland
- Massey Ferguson
- FarmAll
- Combine
- Farm Equipment colouring pages
- Vintage Tractor
- Preschool Tractor colouring pages
- Farm Colouring pages
Scholarship and Grant Opportunities for Agriculture- it is estimated that as much as $10 Million dollars in scholarships/bursaries/prizes is unclaimed each year. This is not a comprehensive list but is a start to help Island youth with agriculture education in their future plans
- Agriculture in the Classroom -has a list of scholarships available across Canada
- Canadian-Universities.net – has a breakdown of disciplines to cover all aspects of agriculture from business, to animal, to biotechnology to name a few. Worth looking at.
- Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation – For undergrads in 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of study in an agricultural or ag related program
- AG Careers – primarily for students studying in agriculture Ontario
- SCHLORSHIPSCANADA -limited ag scholarships but other awards for diverse applicants
- Dalhousie University – for the students going to Nova Scotia
- GrantMe -helps match students up with unclaimed scholarships and bursary prizes
- UPEI – For our Island Students
- WeMakeScholars – covers agriculture, forestry and fishery
Agricultural Universities and Colleges – Farming is THE most diverse sector in the world. So many right ways to farm and so many opportunities for people looking to make a career.
- UPEI – Charlottetown PEI
- Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture– Formerly the NSAC in Truro Nova Scotia
- University of Guelph – Guelph , Ontario
- Ontario Agricultural College – University of Guelph, Ontario
- MacGill -Quebec
- University of Saskatchewan – Saskatoon, SK
- University of British Columbia – focuses more on environmental, Vancouver and Okanagan, BC
- University of Alberta – Edmonton, AB
- University of Manitoba – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- University of Lethbridge – Lethbridge, Alberta
- Universite Laval– Quebec
- Bishops University – Sherbrook, Quebec
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Surrey, BC
- University of the Fraser Valley -Abbotsford, BC
- Assiniboine Community College – Brandon, Manitoba
- College Boreal – Ontario
- Northern College – Timmons, Ontario
- Fleming College – Peterborough, Ontario
- Algonquin College – Ottawa, Ontario
- Niagara College Canada – for those interested in grapes, distilling and brewing, Niagara Ontario
- Lakeland College– Lloydminster and Vermillion, Alberta
- Olds College – Olds Alberta