| Innovation Workshop 2008 – Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome and opening remarks |
| 9:10 |
The Use of Learning Organization Tools to Re-Engage Business Management Extension– Wray McDonnell, BC Ministry of Agriculture and Land |
| 9:40 |
Cost of Production Benchmarking Tool – Michel Ouellet – Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
| 9:55 |
Virtual Office for the Agricultural Consultant – Marie-Claude Lapierre, Centre de référence en agriculture fet agroalimentaire du Québec |
| 10:05 |
Evaluation and Development of Generic Skills for Consultants in Agriculture – Marie-Claude Lapierre, Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec |
| 10:35 |
Break |
| 10:50 |
Growing Your Farm Profits: Planning for Business Success –Carl Fletcher, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
| 11:15 |
Growing Your Opportunities – Value Plus Workshops – Dorene Collins, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
| 11:40 |
«Rural Streetworker»...Listening to the Needs of Farm Families – Maria Labrecque Duchesneau, Au Cœur de familles agricoles |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 |
AgriBUSINSS eCampus – John Anderson, KPMG |
| 2:10 |
Budgitel – France Perreault, Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec |
| 2:50 |
Break |
| 3:10 |
Growing Opportunities Conference 2008 – Sean MacInnis, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture |
| 3:40 |
Planning the Expansion of a Dairy Business – Jean Brisson, Valacta |
| 4:00 |
Wrap-up |
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| Joint Evening Reception with CAFA members |
| 7:00 PM |
OnTrace &Traceability in Ontario – Brian Sterling, P. Eng. |
| 8:15 PM |
Wilson Loree Award presentation |
| 8:20 PM |
Reception |
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2008 CFBMC Annual General Meeting - Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Please note – a working breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 |
| 7:45 |
Welcome, approval of the agenda, resolutions to be brought before the AGM, and minutes of the 2007 Annual General Meeting – Mr. Donald Daigle, Chair |
| 8:00 |
Financial Report – Greg Pearce, controller |
| 8:20 |
Auditors Report – Collins Barrow, accountants |
| 8:30 |
Chair’s Report – Mr. Donald Daigle |
| 8:55 |
Election Committee Report and Election Procedures |
| 9:05 |
Candidate presentations – 5 minutes per candidate |
| 9:50 |
Break and voting |
| 10:30 |
Executive Director Report – Wendell Joyce |
| 11:00 |
New Business – Resolutions, Discussion |
| 11:30 |
Greetings from AAFC |
| 11:55 |
Declaration of election results for director positions |
| 12:15 |
Break for lunch and join CAFA group |
| 13:15 |
Joe Dales, Farms.com: Find it Fast on the Agri Internet... |
| 14:15 |
John DePutter, DePutter Publishing Ltd.: Macro-Economic Up shift for Ontario Agriculture. |
| 15:15 |
Networking break |
| 15:45 |
Andrea Mandel Campbell, Journalist and Author of Why Mexicans don’t drink Molson |
| 16:45 |
Closing remarks |
