North Perth farmer becoming key voice for youth, women in agricultural sector

Alanna Coneybeare shares thoughts, discusses unique challenges of ever-evolving industry

March 29, 2023 @ 10:07 amListowel Banner, Local News, News, Rural

North Perth’s Alanna Coneybeare (right) had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau, in Calgary earlier this month to discuss her experiences and thoughts on an ever-evolving industry from the perspective of a young woman in the agricultural sector. Coneybeare successfully applied to join the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council in August 2022, and only two months later was elected as co-chair of the agricultural body. (Submitted photo)
NORTH PERTH – Since being becoming a member of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CYAC) last year, Alanna Coneybeare is quickly becoming a growing voice for demographics of the industry that have been traditionally under-represented in the past. Coneybeare, 30, helps operate the family dairy-poultry-cash crop operation just west of Britton in North Perth, and…
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