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Title:

Work Experience

Agreement Number:

YESP2021-1585-ON

Agreement Value:

$14,000.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 8, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

The objective of the project is to assist with custom farming operations such as cultivating, planting crops, spraying, fertilizer application, harvesting, manure spreading etc. for other farmers so they do not need to invest in a complete line of expensive farm equipment for their operation. In addition, they run their own farming operation on owned and rented land. They operate a grain elevator and run a lystegro operation for disposing of human waste which has been converted to fertilizer. The Intern will be trained on the safe and proper operation of large scale farming equipment. This equipment could include tractors, cultivators, bio drill/disk, land roller, baler and, planters and harvesting equipment. Standard equipment maintenance and pre-trip greasing will be completed. Employee will be responsible for driving to the correct farm, identifying the correct field and completing field work. Paperwork must be completed for each field and ongoing communication with Supervisor,

Organization:

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Expected Results:

The intern will acquire career-related work experience.

Location:

Proton Station, Ontario, CA N0C1L0

Reference Number:

235-2020-2021-Q2-00305

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

836083170

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Additional Information:

Funded under COVID-19 initiative

Recipient's Legal Name:

Highland Custom Farming Inc.

Program:

Youth Employment and Skills Program

Program Purpose:

Youth Employment and Skills Program provides funding to organizations for the creation of agricultural internships that provide career-related work experiences to youth and youth facing barriers.

NAICS Code:

1111