This year’s Conference theme, Embrace the Opportunity, is a chance for producers to discuss the social, economic, and environmental impacts on the farm business by exploring proven management practices and fostering proactive planning.
Save the date for AgEx 2023 in Guelph, Ontario - November 21-23, 2023.
AgEx 2023 will be hosted at:
Delta Hotels Guelph Conference Centre
50 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario
Click here to book your room early and secure our
discounted price of $189/night
Room block pricing ends October 21, 2023
Get ready to learn, grow and connect at AgEx 2023.
Registration will open in April! Stay tuned for details!
More details coming shortly!
Interested in being a Sponsor for AgEx 2023?
Get in touch with Nick for details!
Nick Oakley
Business Development Officer
Telephone: 519-217-4601
sponsorship(at)fmc-gac.com
AgEx 2022
This year’s Conference theme, Reaching New Heights, was a celebration of the opportunities ahead for Canadian agriculture and acknowledging and embracing the farm business management practices that provide the foundation for success!
AgEx 2022 is over, but the learning opportunities continue!
Farm Management Canada’s flagship learning event, the Agricultural Excellence Conference took place November 22-24, 2022. And while the Conference has ended, the learning opportunities continue! Insights and advice from over 30 incredible speakers are now available through our YouTube channel. Missed a session or want to re-watch a session? Click on the link below to check out our Conference recordings!
AgEx is the only event in Canada dedicated exclusively to bringing farm management enthusiasts together to build their business acumen. This year’s theme, The Challenge of Change, was about acknowledging that change can be difficult and also provide immense opportunity – learning how to confront change with confidence is the key.
DYK (Did you know)!?
There is no other Conference like AgEx! It’s the only Conference in Canada dedicated to bringing together thought leaders and farm management enthusiasts hungry for new knowledge and insights!
- The Conference focuses on building the business acumen and prosperity of Canada’s farmers
- We focus on providing diverse, interactive learning sessions
- You will leave AgEx with practical take-aways and learning outcomes
Have questions about the conference? Contact Project Manager Denise Robertson at denise.robertson(at)fmc-gac.com.
Check out the #AgEx2022 Recordings!
Questions about sponsorship? Contact:
Nick Oakley
Business Development Officer
Telephone: 519-217-4601
sponsorship(at)fmc-gac.com
AgEx 2022 Coverage
- “Farm Management Canada – Upcoming AgEx: Agricultural Excellence Conference 2022” with Denise Robertson
- In-person, online, or a hybrid model: Which is the conference winner?
- RealAg Radio, Nov 24: Building a high-performing farm team
- Three ways to reduce financial stress on the farm
- In-person, online, or a hybrid model: Which is the conference winner?
- Mind Your Farm Business — Ep. 79: Planning for business growth
- Data optimization can make a good farmer great
- Including farmer voices in policy making
Past Conference Coverage
- What’s the Future of AgriStability?
- Getting More of What Matters Most
- Younie honoured with Wilson Loree Award
- Farm Succession: Get out of the way, without going away
- Farm business planning helps tackle the challenge of change
- Overcoming the biggest barriers to the succession process
- New COP data shows Canadian beef cow-calf operations are thriving
- AgEx 2020 Presentation Recordings
- AgEx 2018 Presentations
- AgEx 2017 Presentations
- Actually, black swans can be good for us too
- A Hunger for opportunity
- Black swans are swimming faster and they will test Canadian agriculture
- Business governance helps keep family farms ‘on the rails’
- Cultivating Resilience: A Video Competition for #WomeninAg – #AgExConf19
- Growing the Family Farm in the Face of Tragedy
- How to build a farm peer advisory group
- Learning to lead — from farm manager to farm executive
- Price and traceability lessons learned in Canada’s beef export markets
- Lessons learned helping 600 farm families navigate succession
- Master the necessary, do what’s possible to build resiliency into your farm
- Setting up your new peer group
- Mental health is not a sidebar
- Cash advance program can be particularly beneficial for young farmers
- Episode 20: Nikolas Badminton – Agriculture 3.0 Innovation in Agriculture
- What does Agriculture 3.0 look like?
- Little interest in cash advances remains a mystery
- Elaine Froese honoured for her contribution to farm management
- Every farm could use a peer group, but it’s not likely found at the coffee shop
- Economists spar in “overdue” supply management debate
- Uncertainty continues to hang over tax code changes
- RealAg Radio, Nov 28: Infant formula, trade restrictions and debating supply management
- The Great Debate Redux
- Where to begin with benchmarking your farm business — AgEx ’17 Preview
- Building an agile and resilient farm business — AgEx ’17
- Canadian Angus Association Blog- AgEx Conference
- Growing Farm Profits Weekly(Vol.2/No.48)- Musings from the Agricultural Excellence Conference
- Market Watch with David Derwin – November 28th – Top 5 Questions for your Marketing Plan
For information regarding other event details, please contact:
Farm Management Canada
613-237-9060 x 32
info(at)fmc-gac.com
- Elaine Froese honoured for her contribution to farm management
- Every farm could use a peer group, but it’s not likely found at the coffee shop
- Economists spar in “overdue” supply management debate
- Uncertainty continues to hang over tax code changes
- RealAg Radio, Nov 28: Infant formula, trade restrictions and debating supply management
- The Great Debate Redux
- Where to begin with benchmarking your farm business — AgEx ’17 Preview
- Building an agile and resilient farm business — AgEx ’17
- Canadian Angus Association Blog- AgEx Conference
- Growing Farm Profits Weekly(Vol.2/No.48)- Musings from the Agricultural Excellence Conference
- Market Watch with David Derwin – November 28th – Top 5 Questions for your Marketing Plan
- Effective Use Of Financial Tools Already At Your Fingertips — David Derwin
- How to Sell Commodities Directly to International Buyers
- Diversity of Producers Enables Unique Learning Experience at Ag Excellence – Heather Watson
- Benchmarking Your Farm — An Agricultural Excellence Conference Preview
- Will Future Farmers Have to Go to the Field? — A Preview of AgEx Conference ’15
- “We Wish Parents Understood” – More Talk from AgExcellence
- Earl Geddes Interview with Realagriculture.com at the Agricultural Excellence Conference:Escape the Cold: The Value of Seeing How Your Crop is Used in Other (Warmer) Parts of the World
- Humphrey Bannack Interview with Realagriculture.com at the Agricultural Excellence Conference: The Farmer’s Side of the Story — Letting Rick Mercer Drive Your Combine
- Tom Eisenhauer interview with Realagriculture.com at Agricultural Excellence Conference: ) Reasons to Sell Land and Lease it Back — a Toronto Investment Fund Manager’s Pitch
- Elaine Froese Interview with Realagriculture.com at the Agricultural Excellence Conference: The Three C’s for Managing Conflict in Farm Families
- JP Gervais Interview with Realagriculture.com at the Agricultural Excellence Conference: Market Outlooks and Mega-Farm Mistakes
- Succession stressing you out? Elaine Froese on doing your homework ahead of the AgEx Conference
- Farmers must keep an eye on risks beyond weather, markets
- Farmers still prefer real-life face time
- Reap profits from info, say data providers
- Ag Excellence!!!
Farm Management Canada wishes to recognize the Government of Canada’s contribution to this project.
