Virtual FCC Young Farmer Summit

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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 to take your operation to the next level. Tuesday, November 281:00 pm. to 3:30 p.m. EST Find the virtual event time for your area:<ul><li>St. Johns, N.L. | 2:30 p.m. NST</li><li>Halifax, N.S. | 2 p.m. AST</li><li>Ottawa, Ont. | 1 p.m. EST</li><li>Winnipeg, M.B. | 12 p.m. CST</li><li>Regina, Sask. | 12 p.m. CST</li><li>Edmonton, Alta. | 11 a.m. MST</li><li>Vancouver, B.C. | 10 a.m. PST</li></ul><h3> </h3>AGENDA1 p.m. – How healthy is your farm? 3 key ratios to pump up your financial fitness with Mark Verwey, BDO2 p.m. – Economics Update with Justin Shepherd, FCC2:30 pm. – Old Meets New: Blending Previous Generation’s Experience and Learnings with Next Gen’s Ideas and Innovation with Geena Luckett, Luckett Vineyards 3:30 p.m. –Wrap-up

<h1>Meet our Featured Speakers</h1>Hosted by: Katelyn DubanPodcaster, Farmer, Emcee@WildRoseFarmerKatelyn Duban is a first-generation farmer, storyteller, and community builder. She has had the privilege of celebrating the stories of Women in Agriculture through her podcast, The Rural Woman Podcast, since 2019. With over half a million downloads, Duban has been able to reach and amplify the voices of rural women to a worldwide audience.

Geena LuckettOwner and General Manager, Luckett Vineyards<h3>Old Meets New: Blending Previous Generation’s Experience and Learnings with Next Gen’s Ideas and Innovation</h3>Combining old with new is not an unfamiliar concept, however it’s one that is unique to every farm or family business out there! Navigating and carving her way through a business and industry where her father was a vibrant trailblazer was no easy feat but, leveraging her outside experience, questioning the process, and introducing new thinking into her business has allowed her to establish herself as a female leader in a male dominated viticulture industry.Follow along on Geena’s journey into the family farm winery and connect on how you can bridge old and new together through efforts with industry involvement, blending family dynamics and non-traditional succession plans.Geena Luckett is the owner and General Manager of Luckett Vineyards. Over the past decade, she has overseen the family-run Gaspereau Valley winery's continued growth while maintaining the Luckett-brand commitment to customer service and quality.With vast experience in the wine and tourism industry in Nova Scotia and even New Zealand, she’s done everything from crushing grapes to planning epic events to managing an ever-growing team. Geena has made it her business to know Nova Scotia viticulture from the terroir up!Always on trend, Geena has championed a new generation of Nova Scotian wine-based canned beverages, including the Hair of the Dog rosé bubbly and the recently launched Rockrose wine spritzer. She is always looking for innovation, new ways to grow, collaborations and partnerships.

Justin Shepherd Senior Economist, FCC <h3>Navigating economic factors for better decision-making </h3>Learn how to spot trends and assess risks to make informed decisions and investments.  In this session, Justin will recap 2023 and present the FCC ag economic team’s forecasts of the economic and financial variables that matter in 2024. What you’ll learn  <ul><li>How to navigate inflation and interest rate trends </li><li>Profitability projections for Canadian agriculture </li><li>Farmland value trends </li></ul>Justin Shepherd is a Senior Economist at FCC. He joined the team in 2021, specializing in monitoring agricultural production and analyzing global supply and demand trends. In addition to his speaking engagements on agriculture and economics, Justin is a regular contributor to the FCC Economics blog. He grew up on a mixed farm in Saskatchewan and remains active in the family operation. Justin holds a master of applied economics and management from Cornell University and a bachelor of agribusiness from the University of Saskatchewan.

Mark Verwey, CPA, CA, R.F.P., CFP&nbsp;,Partner, BDO&nbsp;&nbsp;How healthy is your farm? 3 key ratios to pump up your financial fitness&nbsp;In this session, Mark Verwey, a CPA with over 35 years of working in agriculture, will help you decode the balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement – the 3 key ratios that can help you assess the strength, cardio and flexibility of your farm financial health. Learn why they’re important, what they’re used for, how they’re related, and how to read them to make the best decisions for your operation.&nbsp;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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;

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