Warren Grapes Scholarships The Quebec Farmers’ Association awarded its annual Warren Grapes Educational scholarships to deserving students pursuing post-secondary studies at its annual Information Day event at Macdonald Campus on March 30. This year, five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to: Sonia Auger: Graduating from the Farm Management and Technology program in April at Macdonald Campus, Sonia Auger is the 2026 class president. During her time at Mac she...

The Advocate   Quebec’s Fédération de la relève agricole has launched a new social media campaign to point out the stress and strain caused by uncertainty for young producers in the farming industry.   Taking to Facebook and Instagram with the sarcastic hashtag #maistoutvabien (#everythingisfine), the FRAQ hopes to highlight the distress facing young producers in an industry where Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada forecasts a 49.2-per-cent drop in...

  The Advocate   From Gatineau to Vaudreuil-Soulanges, and St. Jean sur Richelieu to Ste. Marie de Beauce, farmers have been demonstrating in the streets across the province.   Convoys of tractors – from modest machines to the largest John Deeres on the market – have been parading from town to town and heading to urban centres. And it is going to continue, as agricultural producers sound the...