From this page, you can access articles, video clips
and PDF presentation slides related to the Excellence
in Agriculture conference held in late 2001 in Mont
Tremblant, Quebec.
1. Building Alliances:
If multi-nationals can do it, why
can't we? International farm consultant Robert
Napier believes we can, and we must.
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2. Better Time
Management:
"Why do we make life so hard?"
asks author and professional communicator
Fletcher Peacock. His advice to stressed out
farm managers? Do less to accomplish more.
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3. Meeting Consumer
Expectations: How do you satisfy baby boomers
"who never want to die?" Consultant
and former Weston CEO Gaétan Lussier
believes processors need to innovate.
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4. Big Food Companies
are Consolidating:
McCain Foods of Canada produces 31 per cent
of all the french fries in the world. Why
then is the company's Vice President of Marketing
worried that McCain may not make it?
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5. Farmers helping
Farmers:
As governments everywhere become cash strapped
and government consulting services to farmers
disappear, where can producers turn? In Quebec,
the major farm group teamed up with the government
to produce an agreement to keep farmers up-to-date
and in control of their destiny.
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6. Renewable Energy
on the Farm:
Renewable energies such as solar and wind
power, are helping farms cut costs and increase
profits. Claude Barraud of Natural Resources
Canada says the future is bright if we change
our sources of fuel.
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7. Management Differences:
A new survey of farmers in Canada, the U.S
and Australia gives the mates down under higher
points for planning, training and budgeting
but North Americans are more web savvy.
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8. Ethanol Fuel:
When it comes to fueling the future, agriculture
will play a vital role. There are high hopes
for the "green" fuel of ethanol.
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9. The 7 Habits
for Farm Succession:
"All I had to do was ask him."
So said Peter Fallnbigl, Montreal associate
consultant of Franklin Covey Canada in regards
to asking his father for a candid discussion
about their relationship.
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10.
Opening Remarks at Ag Excellence 2001:
See video clips of Anne Forbes, CFBMC Chair;
John Ryan, President and CEO of Farm Credit
Canada and Diane Vincent, Associate Deputy
Minister, Agriculture & Agri-food Canada.
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