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Are new farmers important?
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19211931
19411951
19561961
19661971
19761981
19861991
19962001
20062011
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
Total Acres Farmed in Ontario: 1921-2011
Change - approx. 10 million acres since 1921 - 20% change from 1971 to present
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1921 1931 1941 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 20110
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
Number of Ontario Farms - 1921-2011
Source: Statistics Canada: Census of Agriculture
75% of farm families gone…
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2006 2011 2021* 2031* 25 year Change
Under 35
7070 6130 6130 6130
35-54 40280 31830 22045 17153 -57%
Over 55 35065 36885 34358 28201 -20%
Total 82315 74845 62533 51484 -37%
Projected Farmers in Ontario
* 2021 and 2031 are derived, based on assumptions that farmers begin to farm at age 25, retire at age 75, and are evenly distributed within age groups
Source: Statistics Canada – 2006 and 2011
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How many more eaters?
50%19%
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Who are new farmers?they come from farming and non-farming
backgrounds; they are young and they are mid-life career
changers/early retirees they are increasingly culturally and ethnically
diverse in urban areasthey bring a wide range of goals, experiences
and enterprise preferences to their farming decision
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New Farmer Training Survey 2009/10
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Demographics of 432 respondents
• half grew up in urban environment• 27% grew up on a farm, only 8% now
farming with family• 31% second career• >70% with post-secondary qualification• evenly spread across ages 20 to over 55
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What are their Challenges?
TrainingStable access to landCapital …….depending on who they are