2009 International Farm Succession Conference

The facilitator for this event was Simon Durand, Executive Director, UCFO.

Wednesday August 26^th, 2009

18:45	Opening Remarks
19:00	Where is Canadian agriculture heading? -between part-time and large-scale agriculture...the effect on farm succession Daniel Mercier Gouin, Groupe AGÉCO
20:00-22:00	Networking Reception

Thursday August 27^th, 2009

7:00-8:30	Breakfast
8:30–8:40	Opening Remarks
8:40–9:30	Support for transfers – the producer and the consultant Edouard de Sainte Maresville, Paris, France
9:30–10:35	Profile of a transferable farm: when and how to start the succession process? Caroline Collard, FGCAQ and Brigitte Paré, CRÉA Chaudière-Appalaches
10:35–10:55	Break
10:55–11:45	The exiting generation – revenue planning and diversification – what is the incoming generation’s role? Bill Brown, University of Saskatchewan
11:45–13:00	Lunch
13:00–17:00	Interactive Farm Tours Organized in collaboration with the Fédération de la relève agricole du Québec (FRAQ) The farm tours consist of 2 tracks - one animal production and one plant production. Each track visited 2 farms. Participants had the chance to participate in the tours on one track. To view the information for each track and the farms to be visited, please click HERE.
19:00–23:00	River cruise and dinner aboard the Louis Jolliet

Friday August 28^th, 2009

7:00-8:15	Breakfast
8:20–8:30	Opening Remarks
8:30–10:00	Workshop 1 – See workshop listings below
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30–12:00	Workshop 2 - See workshop listings below
12:00–13:15	Lunch
13:15–14:00	Cooperatives (equipment and labour): how they help with succession and start-ups Mickaël Poillion, Assistant Executive Director, Jeunes Agriculteurs (Young Farmers), France
14:00–14:40	A Rural Canadian Model for Lifelong Learning and Community Sustainability Dr. H.J (Tom) Thompson, Principal and CEO, Olds College
14:40-14:55	Break
14:55-15:55	PRODUCER PANEL: Producer panel was composed of four farms that had transferred or started a new business. Producers: West River Holsteins- Jack Thomson Robert Douglas Kyle Inc. Farm- Alison Brosseau Green Atlantic Farms- Franck Groeneweg Ferme Piscicole des Bobines inc. -Clément Roy
15:55–16:10	Conclusion

Workshops

The workshops were each be held twice. Participants had the choice to attend two of the four workshops:

Multi-family business models. Sharing skills and assets to create better opportunities - John Hambly, Consultant in Rural Development and Agriculture, Exeter(UK)

Grow your emotional intelligence (EQ); reap a successful transfer. Find out why emotional skills lead to success during a business transfer. - Pierrette Desrosiers, M.Ps., Industrial Psychologist, business coach and speaker specialized in agriculture (Quebec)

Models for non-family and non-traditional transfers. New ways of transferring farms and establishing yourself in agriculture. - Gerard Fitzpatrick, FCA, TEP (Prince Edward Island)

Evaluating the contribution of business heirs. Establishing fair value for investments made prior to transfer - John Baker, Beginning Farmer Center, Iowa State University (U.S.)