Farm Management Canada

FCC Young Farmer Summit - Part 2
2026-03-31 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto)
Overview

Elevate Your Business Skills

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.
Part #2 features Olympian and ranch Sage Walker’s story, and Maverick Ag’s Evan Shout on having a CEO mindset and building your business management skills.

Bridging the Gap Farm Transition Workshop - Morden
2026-03-19 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Winnipeg)
Planning the future of your farm is one of the most important steps you’ll take. Bridging the Gap is uniquely designed to bring multiple generations together for open conversation, shared learning, and a stronger understanding of each other’s perspectives. Attendees will leave with clearer direction, practical tools, and concrete next steps to move their transition forward.
Through interactive sessions, practical exercises, and guided conversations, attendees will:

Clarify the big picture of farm transition and identify where they are in the journey.
Learn practical ways to improve conversations across generations, ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
Explore common roadblocks and discover strategies to overcome them.
Gain confidence in their understanding of the financial considerations of a farm transition
Use a guided workbook to map out next steps and begin shaping a transition plan tailored to their farm.
Identify the right transition team to support their farm now and into the future.

The workshop focuses on collaboration, connection, and action. Participants will leave with a better understanding of their transition journey, 1–3 tangible actions to pursue, and valuable resources to keep the process moving. There will also be plenty of time for discussion, sharing experiences, and learning from other farm families.
Farms of all sizes and commodities are welcome, and farm families are encouraged to attend together. Whether you are just beginning to think about transition or are well into the process, Bridging the Gap offers practical support, peer learning, and meaningful opportunities for farm families to plan together for the future.
Small breakfast items, coffee and tea will be served, and lunch is provided.

FCC Young Farmer Summit - Part 1
2026-03-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto)
Overview
Elevate Your Business Skills
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.
Part 1 features Cynthia Beck on mental well-being in times of transition. Followed by Dr. Tom Deans on transition planning and family meetings – with lots of time for Q&A with both speakers. Hosted by Olympian and rancher Sage Walker.

Bridging the Gap Farm Transition Workshop - Yorkton
2026-03-17 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Regina)

LeaderShift InSider
2026-03-05
– Finally, a map to grow bigger than your challenges.
Thursday Mornings, 10 am CST
March 5, 12, 19, 26th
$875
Limited Farm Credit Canada/Farm Management Canada Young Farmer Price: $262.50
Discount Code: InSider2026
Discover How To:

Work through complex situations – stop overthinking.
Confront what you have been avoiding.
Be a flexible thinker – Less judgmental.
Silence negative self talk.
Be more decisive and more thoughtful.
Make better decisions.

Are You Looking To . . .

Feel confident, calm and decisive in tough situations?
Unlock more of your potential?
Work better with family, co-workers, employees, or advisors?
Provide relevant and impactful development for your clients or members?

InSider can help.Program Design:
A few hours per week over four weeks: a comfortable pace to fit into a busy schedule and enough time for your mind to shift.
Online: accessible from anywhere.
Each Week:
3 hours of live, virtual interactive sessions with your coach and participants.
LeaderLab community access through – the App or PC.
In person workshop format also available.

FCC Young Farmer Summit - Lethbridge
2026-02-25 10:00 - 15:30 (America/Edmonton)
Join us for this exciting, free, full-day event aimed at farmers under 40 to enhance your farm management skills. Hosted by Olympian and rancher Sage Walker, each program event features keynote speaker Tom Deans and covers practical topics:
FCC Economics
Stay ahead of economic shifts with the FCC Economics team as they break down tariffs, market volatility, land values, interest rates and commodity trends. Gain practical insights to confidently steer your farm through uncertain times.
The happy inheritor: How successful families prepare heirs and transfer wealth
Learn how successful families pass on more than just assets. Discover how guided family meetings can foster smooth, transparent wealth transfers, ensuring your legacy endures across generations.
Mental health awareness
Explore the importance of mental health in farming through open peer discussions. Identify signs of challenges and gain practical tools to maintain well-being and communicate effectively within your family and business.
Farm business management coaching from Maverick Ag
Unlock strategies to build a resilient, successful farm operation. With expert coaching, create a tailored roadmap for growth and legacy, making a positive impact on your land, finances and community for generations.
Have fun and explore the business side of farming. Don’t miss your chance to learn from industry experts, connect with peers and gain insights to take your operation to the next level.

Let’s Grow Canada: Building the Future of Canadian Agriculture
2026-02-24 08:00 - 2026-02-25 17:00 (America/Toronto)
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s (CFA) Annual General Meeting is taking place from February 24-25, 2026 at the Delta City Centre Hotel in Ottawa, ON.
This year’s theme for the AGM is Let’s Grow Canada: Building the Future of Canadian Agriculture, examining the building blocks we need to put into place today to create a more prosperous agriculture sector that improves the lives of all Canadians.
The CFA AGM brings together farm leaders from across Canada to set the priorities for our sector over the coming year. Bringing together over 250 farm and food leaders from across Canada, the AGM is an excellent opportunity to network and have dialogue with important figures in Canadian agriculture.
The AGM will feature two in-depth and interactive workshops, running concurrently on February 24th. (Panel synopsis available here)

Shaping the Next Policy Framework – Sponsored by MNP
From Fields to Futures: Powering Canadian Agriculture with Data, AI and Technology – Sponsored by Telus Agriculture

The AGM will also feature a keynote speaker, political speakers from each major party and and a panel entitled Market Diversification – Exploring Domestic and International Opportunities.

2026 QPMA Next-Generation Event
2026-02-20 13:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto)
Welcome young professionals under 40 from the produce industry!

FCC Young Farmer Summit - Regina
2026-02-10 10:00 - 15:30 (America/Regina)

Future of Food Summit – Ottawa
2026-02-10 09:00 - 17:30 (America/Toronto)
Join us as we shape the future of agriculture and food and explore the generational opportunity to build our future together. This year we’re igniting the power of 10: building on the 10 years of #CdnAgDay to unleash the next 10 years of action! Join us in February!

Bridging the Gap Farm Transition Workshop - Vermilion
2026-02-10 08:00 - 16:00 UTC

LeaderShift Insight
2026-02-05
– a map for working with people and getting results
Discover a way out of silence, argument, and unproductive behavior.
Thursday Mornings, 10 am CST
February 5, 12, 19, 26
$625
Discover How To:

Identify behaviors that cost time, energy and results.Understand why people behave the way they do.
Understand why you get triggered and behave below your potential.
Learn practical tools to shift your behavior for better results.
Strategically move towards the outcomes you want.

Are You . . .

Looking to better understand the people side of farming?
Looking for a better way to work with family, co-workers, employees, or external professionals?
Looking to provide relevant and impactful development for your clients or members?

InSight can help.

Bridging the Gap Farm Transition Workshop - Edmonton
2026-01-29 08:00 - 16:00 UTC

International Succession Symposium
2026-01-28
Join us for the International Succession Symposium on 28 January 2026, hosted by Michael Mack, Chair of the Succession Alliance. This global conversation will bring together practitioners, researchers and on-farm voices from the UK, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand to explore the realities of succession planning in farming today. With contributions from John Baker (Iowa), Matt Lobley (University of Exeter, UK), Shane Conway (Atlantic Technological University, Ireland), and Andrew Lawson (University of New England, Australia), the symposium will use pre-submitted questions to guide a truly international discussion on the challenges, patterns and emerging themes shaping how families plan for the future of their farms.

Bridging the Gap Farm Transition Workshop - Camrose
2026-01-27 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton)
