National Risk Management Programs
- Roots to Success Risk Management Training
- AgriShield: Risk Assessment and Planning Platform
- Risk Management Resource Bundle
TAKING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MANAGING FARM RISK
Roots to Success offers dynamic training designed to help producers identify, assess, and plan for risks using the AgriShield platform.
AgriShield is a comprehensive risk assessment and planning platform developed to support producers in proactively managing and mitigating the various risks that can impact their operations. Designed with the unique challenges of agriculture in mind, AgriShield allows farmers to assess their current risk exposure, develop personalized strategies, and create action plans to address vulnerabilities.
The platform covers six critical risk areas to provide a comprehensive approach to risk management:
People, Finances, Markets, Strategic Management, Business Environment, and Production.
The Roots to Success program empowers participants to make informed decisions, build resilience, and position their operations for long-term success in an ever-evolving agricultural landscape.
TRAINING
Farm Management Canada offers online and in-person workshops to train producers on risk assessment and the implementation of a comprehensive risk management plan for their farm, and to train professionals offering consultative services to farmers to use a comprehensive risk management approach with their clients.
Each training participant receives a free one-year subscription to the AgriShield platform (valued at $149).
HOST A TRAINING SESSION
If you wish to host or sponsor a comprehensive risk management workshop, for producers or for consultants, please contact Nick Oakley, Business Development Lead at Farm Management Canada: sponsorship(at)fmc-gac.com.
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AgriShield – Risk Assessment and Planning Platform
What is AgriShield?
AgriShield is a comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation platform for Canada’s farmers developed under the leadership of Farm Management Canada. It is the first platform to offer a 360° view to help assess and put a plan in place to manage risks on the farm.
AgriShield will help you:
- Identify, assess and prioritize your farm risks
- Create a risk management action plan for you and your farm team
- Access resources and tools to help you manage risk
The platform covers 6 risk families including People, Finance, Market, Business Management, Business Environment and Production, which break down into 19 risk categories. Each of these risk categories, including Personal Well-Being, Hired Labour, Money Management, Sourcing, Selling & Trade, Environment & Climate, Pest & Disease Management, etc. is further broken down into risk situations defined as a situation that may result in exposure to risk.
For each risk situation, there are best practices listed to determine preparedness to manage that risk and help identify opportunities to improve managing the risk.
Users can either conduct a risk assessment or simply access resources and tools to help manage risk. Resources include a variety of options, from government programs to industry tools, to processes and procedures for taking a proactive approach to managing risk.
Risk Profile
By using AgriShield, users are able to complete a risk assessment for their farm and generate a risk profile that will identify which risks are a priority. They can then develop an action plan to start dealing with the identified risks towards improved risk management.
How to get started?
Full access to AgriShield is available for a yearly license fee of $149. Click here to access the AgriShield platform.
Risk Management Resource Bundle
Your Starting Point for Farm Risk Management
Understanding and managing risk is essential to building a resilient farm business but knowing where to start can be a challenge.
The Risk Management Resource Bundle is designed as a practical starting point, helping you to manage farm risk effectively.
This bundle follows the same principles as AgriShield (myagrishield.ca), Farm Management Canada’s digital risk assessment and planning platform, but in a simplified, offline format.
It’s the perfect place to start if you want to:
- Learn the fundamentals of risk and farm risk management
- Work through risk assessment and planning offline, using tools you’re already familiar with
- Develop a basic risk management action plan
- Work through the fundamentals of risk management before moving to the digital AgriShield platform
📘 Risk Management Starter Guide
Learn what risk is, how it impacts your farm, and follow a clear 5-step process to manage it from assessing risk tolerance to monitoring performance.
📝 Action Plan Template & Sample Plan
Turn your priorities into action with a structured plan that assigns responsibilities and timelines.
When you’re ready to go further, AgriShield builds on this same foundational process, but offers a more in-depth experience complete with in-depth assessments, industry-recommended beneficial practices, planning options, and industry resources to support your risk management journey.
👉 Download the Risk Management Resource Bundle now
We gratefully acknowledge the support of Farm Credit Canada (FCC) in the development of this resource.
