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Young Agrarians Mixer This Weekend

February 9, 2019

The Young Agrarians (YA) are having their first ever mixer in Williams Lake this weekend.

“YA supports farmers who are fresh into agriculture,” says Robin Hunt.

“Given that less than 5 percent of farmers in Canada are under the age of 35, there are significant challenges to entering the sector, and our focus is to support the next generation of farmers.”

Hunt says the two-day mixer will feature workshops and presentations geared for those young people getting into farming and helping them network to others in the community. Some of the events will be discussions on crop production, business planning and a talk on abattoir licensing.

The mixer takes place tonight and tomorrow at the TRU campus in Williams Lake.

For more information on YA, see their website here.

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Chris Adams

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I first got into radio when I was a kid when a friend and I made our own radio shows on cassete tapes. Growing up in 100 Mile House, I did a workstudy at this very station.

Thanks to some good advice from my radio mentor Larry Rode, I got a certificate in broadcast arts in 1991. After failing to break into radio after school, I did other jobs but kept my hand in, working as morning host and program director at my universitys station, WUFK in Fort Kent, Maine.

Coming back to 100 Mile, when the afternoon and news job opened up, I took the dive back into radio! When Larry retired after nearly 35 years in 100 Mile, I took over the morning show. I’m happy to be at CKBX, where I always wanted to work, and waking up my hometown!

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