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To continue our discussion from Episode 6: Business plans – Creating one that fits your farm vision, Joel and Merle invite FCC Business Advisor Annessa Good into the conversation and they talk about the hard, but important discussions around equity – how to fairly allocate resources, especially to off-farm children.
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In the ninth and final episode of the series, our Business advisors wrap up and review key takeaways along the path to farm transition. Learn how to keep the conversation going, check-in, and what you can do to keep your plan current and continue to repeat the process.
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Show your farm transition plan who's boss. In this eighth episode, FCC Business Advisors role-play conversations and share best practices, showing you how to lead through ongoing alignment and activation. See firsthand how to work through challenges and towards agreement on timelines and implementation of your plan.
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Is your successor set up for transition success? In the seventh of a 9-part series, learn how to share knowledge and help the next generation. FCC Business Advisors Annessa Good and Andrea DeGroot will help you gain the skills and experience needed to move the farm business forward.
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In the sixth of a 9-part series, learn how to build a written plan that’s considerate of all generations and consistent with your farm’s values, vision and goals. Transition experts Joel Bokenfohr and Merle Good work through the process from the junior and senior partners’ perspectives in this mock scenario during one of our recent virtual events.
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In this episode, Patti Durand and Tom Deans address incorrect assumptions people make about estate planning and why having a current, well-considered will is a critical part of any transition.
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What do you get when you have a lender, lawyer and accountant in the same room together? Great advice! In the fourth of our 9-part series, learn how to identify who’s on your professional advisory team and what skills and expertise are needed to fill the gaps.
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Are you financially ready for farm transition? In this episode, FCC Business Advisors, Andrea De Groot and Corey Henderson share how to assess and summarize your current financial picture while considering your family dynamics.
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Farm transition happens – are you prepared? In the first of a 9-part series on your path to farm transition, FCC Business Advisors Joel Bokenfohr and Annessa Good share how to gather the correct farm structure and estate documents and details, identify who needs to be involved and ensure they’re committed to the transition process.
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When farm manager Lori Robinson started in ag, she didn’t have many female role models to look up to – so she became one. In this episode, learn how she built a successful career by embracing mentorship, joining boards, and surrounding herself with good people.
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Like many Saskatchewan farmers, Curtis Heinen is in the grains and oilseed business. But unlike most, he also operates an on-farm machinist business – and does it all while being visually impaired.
Backed by a supportive family and community, learn how he’s built a thriving ag operation by learning to adapt, diversify and focus on the big picture.
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Trent Hilderman, a producer and agronomist has a clear vision of what he wants to accomplish - to leave his farm better than he got it. And to have the best-producing, sustainable land that’s profitable takes insight and practices from many different places.
In this episode, we hear how involving different ideas and perspectives in decision-making can lead to better farm management.
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The pace of conversation may be a bit slower than what Jordan Clarke from Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is used to, but he has a lot of valuable insight to share on the auction business.
In this episode, Jordan and Marty discuss using online sales to broaden your customer base, the benefits of adding an auction person to your advisory team and how auctioneers can help when it’s time to offload assets before you retire.
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Carlie Bowditch and her family are forward-thinking farmers. They’ve embraced social media to help them engage with the public, advocate for ag and even recruit and retain employees. They also see the benefits of digitizing their accounting and field records.
In this episode, Marty and Carlie talk about how social media and tech can be valuable additions to any farm management toolkit.
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What’s the secret to a successful and profitable farm operation? In this special episode, recorded at Canadian Western Agribition, Marty chats with fellow CWA Top 50 Influential in Ag winners Alanna Koch, Dr. Joy Agnew and Brett McRae about strategic planning, digitization, mentorship and the future of agriculture.
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Calgary lawyer, Eric Dalke has helped many a farm family navigate the complexities of transition and will and estate planning – and he has some plain-spoken legal advice to share.
In this episode, Eric and Marty discuss why a will is the cornerstone to any good transition and how early conversations and putting pen to paper are essential to everyone getting on the same page.
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Whether you plan or not, transition happens on every family farm. In this episode, Marty talks to Andrea De Groot, an FCC Business Advisor and Allison Henkell a Tax Partner at BDO about what to consider “pre-transition” and how to determine your farm’s viability to support both generations early in the process.
Learn how to organize your assets, understand your business structure, assess your personal net worth and ask open-ended questions.
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Dave Semmelink, a Vancouver Island farmer, is a busy guy. He raises livestock, grows vegetables, runs a farm stand and recently invested in an abattoir – and does it all on leased land. It may seem risky, but with a solid business plan, he’s set up for success.
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How did a former town kid with a 20-year career as a makeup artist end up managing the family dairy? For Ashley Brown of Browndale Farm, coming home to support her father after losing his farm help, empowered her to turn a labour shortage into an opportunity to innovate through automation.
In this episode, Ashley and Marty talk technology, risk mitigation, diversification, keeping the family legacy and falling in love with her “girls”.
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