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FCC Young Farmer Summit

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills!

The FCC Young Farmer Summit is a free event bringing farmers under 40 together to dig into the business side of farming. Learn from industry experts, connect with peers, and get the knowledge you need

Get ready to supercharge your farm management skills! Join us for a free, full-day event for farmers under 40 to have fun and explore the business side of farming. Learn from industry experts, connect with peers and gain insights to take your operation to the next level. Topics include transition planning, business management, mental health and more. Wednesday, January 22, 202510 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Networking reception to follow, sponsored by<a href="https://www.premiumag.ca/" title="https://www.premiumag.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Premium Ag</a><h3> </h3>AGENDA· 10:00 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks - Katelyn Dubano Curtis Boyd: Taking the Lead Towards Farm Management Excellenceo Mark Verwey: The Business of Farmingo Leigh Anderson: Navigating Economic Factors for Better Decision-Making· noon: Lunch· 1:00 PM Afternoon opening remarks – Katelyn Dubano Brett Gardiner: Growing Through Ito Adrienne Levay: Agriculture Data Literacy: High Quality Data to Support Decision Makingo Annessa Good-Hassard: Transition Tactics for Emerging Young Farmers3:30 PM: Closing Remarks

Katelyn Duban, Host, The Rural Woman PodcastBio: Katelyn Duban is a first-generation farmer, storyteller and community builder. Since 2019 she has celebrated the stories of women in agriculture through her podcast, The Rural Woman Podcast. With over half a million downloads, Duban has been able to reach and amplify the voices of rural women to a worldwide audience. Curtis Boyd, Director, Farm Management CanadaTaking the Lead Towards Farm Management ExcellenceLearn how to lead your farm to success while maintaining team harmony. In this session, Curtis from Farm Management Canada will share principles of farm management excellence and offer practical solutions and tools to proactively navigate agriculture's complexities to ensure a thriving and resilient farming future.Bio: Curtis is a Director of Investment Risk Assurance with the Internal Audit Department of AIMCo, and a fourth-generation farmer in Fairview, Alta. with his wife, three children and parents. Prior to that, Curtis worked in Enterprise Risk Management, Investment Risk and Corporate Risk Oversight at the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) for over a decade. He obtained a master's in agriculture economics from the University of Alberta, is both a CFA Charterholder and Professional Agrologist, and was elected to Farm Management Canada’s Board of Directors in 2023. Mark Verwey, Partner, BDO LLPThe Business of FarmingIn this presentation, gain key strategies and tactics integral to the success of your farming operation. From debt and cash flow management to creating and assessing success metrics, Mark Verwey, who leads BDO’s Agriculture Industry Group, will provide insights to help you navigate the ever-increasing complexities and challenges producers face. Bio: Mark Verwey, a partner in BDO Canada LLP’s Portage la Prairie office, has 35 years of experience as a Chartered Professional Accountant with expertise in owner-managed businesses and agricultural clients. Mark is the leader of the National Agriculture Industry Group for BDO, a leading agriculture accounting and advisory firm with more than 125 offices across Canada. He is also a Certified Financial Planner and Registered Financial Planner, which enhances the services available to his clients, including estate, succession and tax planning. Leigh Anderson, Senior Economist, FCCNavigating Economic Factors for Better Decision-MakingSpot trends and assess risks to make informed decisions and investments. In this session, Leigh will recap 2024 and present the FCC Ag Economics team’s forecasts of the economic and financial variables that matter in 2025.Learn how to navigate the uncertain economic environment and interest rates, get profitability projections for agriculture and explore farmland value trends.Bio: Leigh Anderson is a Senior Economist at FCC with experience in agricultural markets and risk. He specializes in monitoring and analyzing FCC’s portfolio and industry health and providing industry risk analysis. In addition to his speaking engagements on agriculture and economics, Leigh is a regular contributor to the FCC Economics blog.Leigh joined the Economics team in 2015. Before FCC, he worked in the policy branch of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. He holds a master’s in agricultural economics. Brett Gardiner, Pro Rodeo Announcer, Mental Performance CoachGrowing Through ItIn this session, Brett Gardiner will explore why we’re constantly “Battling for Baseline," and the unique impact that working in the agricultural industry can bring on mental health.In telling his story, he’ll explore positive growth, the power of mindset, and psychological principles that support your well-being in good times and help you build resilience during challenging times.Bio: Brett Gardiner is the most-awarded announcer in Western sports history. Having been named the Canadian Pro Rodeo Announcer of the Year for the past thirteen consecutive seasons, Brett can be found behind the microphone at many of the industry's most celebrated events, including the Canadian Finals Rodeo and the Calgary Stampede.But more than just an award-winning wordsmith, Brett strongly advocates for mental health and wellness, having become one of the most sought-after speakers and consultants in mental performance and motivation. Brett holds a master's degree in counselling psychology and is a doctoral candidate in the sports and performance psychology program at the University of Western States. Adrienne Levay, Consultant, EMILIAgriculture Data Literacy: High Quality Data to Support Decision MakingThe agriculture sector is undergoing a digital transformation with increasing use of farm management software, in-field sensors, and automated or autonomous equipment. Agricultural data is at the centre of these technologies and, as a result, it’s critical the next generation of farmers is ready to put their data to work to drive the success of their farm businesses.Drawing on EMILI’s Fundamentals of Farm Data program, developed as part of the Canadian Agri-Food Data Initiative, this session will touch on the following key questions:<ul><li>What is agriculture data?</li></ul><ul><li>Who are the key players in the ag data ecosystem?</li></ul><ul><li>How can I plan for and gather high quality data?</li></ul><ul><li>What do I need to know about agtech contracts and data use agreements?</li></ul> Bio: Adrienne Levay recently spent almost four years as an instructor and researcher at Lakeland College in Vermillion, Alberta.  At Lakeland College she played a key role in the development and implementation of the first Bachelor of Agriculture Technology degree program in Canada and collaborated with the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network.    Adrienne graduated with a PhD from the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Land and Food Systems in 2018. Her research interests include gender and food insecurity in the Global South, government school nutrition policy, ethics of technology and innovation, data-enabled innovation, data literacy, and realist methodologies.   Adrienne is currently working as a consultant, focused on promoting a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable food system.  She is also a key contributor to the development of the EMILI’s <a href="https://emilicanada.com/data-initiative/data-literacy/" title="https://emilicanada.com/data-initiative/data-literacy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fundamentals of Farm Data Data Literacy Program</a>.  Annessa Good-Hassard, Transition Advisor, FarmerTransition Tactics for Emerging Young FarmersAs the agricultural landscape evolves, young farmers face unique challenges and opportunities. Join Annessa Good-Hassard of Peak Heritage Consulting Ltd. for a comprehensive transition planning presentation focused on helping young farmers navigate the complexities of family dynamics, operational clarity and estate planning to ensure a thriving future for their farming enterprises.Bio: Annessa Good-Hassard knows firsthand the complexities of inter-generational family farm transition. Raised on her family’s mixed farm, she and her husband recently moved back and are the successors of their operation. As owner and advisor of Peak Heritage Consulting Ltd., Annessa provides her clients with a big-picture, holistic view of transition planning to better understand the intricacies of each unique family, their business and their wealth ramifications.She previously worked for GRS Consulting, her family’s private consulting firm focused on financial management and succession planning, delivering content from the senior and junior generation’s perspectives. She then joined FCC as a Business Advisor, working with farm families and gaining national perspectives. Annessa is a certified Family Enterprise Advisor.

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