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On air from 1941-01-28 to 1965-03-29

It was radio that got farmers talking. From 1941 to 1965, National Farm Radio Forum brought together groups of neighbours across rural Canada to listen to a weekly half-hour program on a single farm issue. Using accompanying printed study guides, the groups then discussed the broadcast and sent in a summary for follow-up on a subsequent show. Launched as an educational experiment by the CBC, along with the Canadian Association for Adult Education and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, the show's motto was: "Read. Listen. Discuss. Act."

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Farm Forum: Fighting fascism overseas

Broadcast Date: Nov. 2, 1942

If farmers want a better way of life, now's the time to fight for it – just as Canada's Armed Forces are fighting fascism in Europe. Farmers are doing their utmost to produce food for the war effort. But farmers have to look beyond the war, and in this dramatized conversation between a farmer and his son, the son patiently explains why Canadian farmers have a stake in keeping fascism at bay. The drama is followed by Farm Forum news.

Farm Forum: Fighting fascism overseas

• Farm Radio Forum was a success right from the start. The CBC Program Schedule reported in March 1941 – before the show went national – that the Ohio Farm Bureau across the border had expressed an interest in setting up its own listening groups.
• By its fifth broadcast, the program had an estimated 9,000 participants in registered forums in Ontario alone.

Farm Forum: Fighting fascism overseas

Medium: Radio

Program: National Farm Radio Forum

Broadcast Date: Nov. 2, 1942

Duration: 29:53

Photo: Library and Archives Canada

Last updated:
Oct. 14, 2008

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Media	Title and date	Description
Radio 29:32	March 29, 1965 Farm Forum: The final forum (1965)	Farm Forum comes to an end, but the forums say they'll keep on learning.
Radio 29:00	Nov. 2, 1964 Farm Forum: A national health plan	Justice Emmett Hall makes the case for national health care to Farm Forum listeners.
Radio 1:06	Nov. 2, 1964 The Royal Commission on Health Services	Supreme Court Justice Emmett Hall describes the reasons why Canada needs universal health care.
Radio 28:53	Jan. 13, 1964 Farm Forum: Careers for rural teens	Rural youth respond to last week's show by discussing what they need from schools and parents to plan their careers.
Radio 29:14	Jan. 6, 1964 Farm Forum: The future of farm youth	As more young people leave the farm, a panel probes their prospects for future employment.
Radio 28:18	Nov. 25, 1963 Farm Forum: A woman's place, 1963	An extra income can buy modern conveniences, but is it proper for women to work off the farm to get them?
Radio 28:50	Nov. 4, 1963 Farm Forum: The country church in the '60s	Farm Forum participants debate whether small rural churches should amalgamate.
Radio 28:52	Dec. 17, 1962 Farm Forum: The dairy industry in 1962	Dairy industry experts address farmers' questions about high-quality cheese production, protein content in milk and dairy co-ops.
Radio 29:19	March 1, 1943 Farm Forum: Is rationing rational?	A Farm Forum panel tackles the problem of food shortages and high prices during the war.
Radio 29:35	Nov. 9, 1942 Farm Forum: Feeding an army	As overseas demand grows, the federal Minister of Agriculture tells Farm Forum listeners what they should produce for the war effort.
Radio 29:53	Nov. 2, 1942 Farm Forum: Fighting fascism overseas	A son on leave from the war explains fascism to his father back on the homestead.
Radio 24:42	Nov. 24, 1941 Farm Forum: Farm incomes in flux	A radio play dramatizes the trend of people leaving the farm for the city and changes in farm income during the war.
Radio 29:32	Jan. 28, 1941 Farm Forum: Too many farmers?	A new radio program aiming to stimulate discussion in farm groups asks: "Are there too many farmers?"

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