National Awards and Funding - Farm Management Canada

Farm Management Canada has created a new student program to provide sponsorship to attend our annual Agricultural Excellence (AgEx) Conference taking place December 15-17, 2020. This year, we will be in the mountains of Canmore, Alberta. To learn more about AgEx, click here!

Seeding Excellence looks to support the next generation of young farmers by sponsoring the attendance of a College or University student (or multiple students) to attend the Agricultural Excellence Conference! The student can be from any field of study or program, be it Agriculture, Tech, or Business.

Farm Management Canada is collecting submissions from post secondary students across Canada and will award sponsorship to attend the Conference based on available organizations who have joined the program.

Sponsorship includes:

2 nights’ accommodation
Full delegate registration
Pre-Conference Workshop
Student Networking Session

The Seeding Excellence program is designed to help students connect with industry experts to learn more about farm business management and how they can use the skills and knowledge gained at AgEx to help enhance their careers and contributions to the agricultural industry.

Students are asked to submit a 2-minute video responding to the following question:

From your perspective, what is the importance of farm business management within agriculture? How will attending AgEx help you make a positive contribution to Canada’s agricultural sector?

The application deadline is November 1, 2020.

To apply, click on the Apply tab and fill out the application form. You can submit your video by providing a direct URL to your video. Click here for more info about ways to share your video online.

Eligibility criteria

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age as of 15 December 2020, and they must be enrolled in a program at a recognized post-secondary educational institution;
Applicants must provide proof of enrolment at an educational institution (you can complete an application form even if you have applied for admission and have not yet received a reply. However, if your application is accepted, you will need to provide a copy of your acceptance letter);
Applicants must reside in Canada.

For an information one-pager, click here.

For more information, contact:
Denise Rollin
Project Manager
Farm Management Canada
613-237-9060 x 32 or 1-888-232-3262 x 32
denise.rollin(at)old.fmc-gac.com

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For more information, contact:
Denise Rollin
Project Manager
Farm Management Canada
613-237-9060 x 32 or 1-888-232-3262 x 32
denise.rollin(at)old.fmc-gac.com

Award for advancing farm business management skills and development now accepting nominations

Farm Management Canada is seeking to honour individuals or groups with the 2020 Wilson Loree Award. This prestigious award was established over fifteen years ago, to honour those that have made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in agricultural business management practices and expertise in Canada.

FMC encourages the nomination of individuals or groups that:

have made significant contributions in the area of farm business management regionally or nationally;
have demonstrated innovation in areas such as turning research into practical management tools, adapting best practices from other sectors to agriculture, and finding new ways to deliver training, information and resources to farm managers;
have served as a role model and a mentor to colleagues, partners and clients, inspiring them to achieve their full potential;
have demonstrated the ability to network and develop partnerships to include others in furthering the shared goals and vision of the agriculture industry

Nominations are required by October 26, 2020. The nominator must be a member of Farm Management Canada. Farm Management Canada Staff and Board members are not eligible for the award. The winner will be revealed during the Agricultural Excellence Conference, which is going virtual December 8-10, 2020. All are welcome.

Do you know someone who has made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in farm business management practices and expertise in Canada?

Nominate them for the Wilson Loree Award today!

About the Award

The Wilson Loree award is named after Wilson Loree who retired as Branch Head of Agriculture Business Management after 27 years with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. A past director and one of the founders of the Canadian Farm Business Management Council (now Farm Management Canada), he has been cited as “an individual who exemplifies innovation, wisdom, and a constant focus on the farm manager and the farm family.”

Click here to download the nomination form for the 2020 Wilson Loree Award

Nominations for the Wilson Loree Award will be open until October 26, 2020.

Wilson Loree Award
Farm Management Canada
Email: info(at)old.fmc-gac.com

Recipients of the Wilson Loree award to date are:

2019 – Len Davies, Ontario
2018 – Elaine Froese, Manitoba
2017 – Darrell Wade, Ontario
2016 – Merle Good, Alberta
2015 – Terry Betker, Manitoba
2014 – Peter VanderZaag,Ontario
2013 – Jean-Philippe Perrier, Quebec
2012 – Lyle Staveness,Saskatchewan
2011 – Dr. Larry Martin, Ontario
2010 – Brian Little,Ontario
2009 – George Geldart, British Columbia
2008 – Raymond Levallois, Quebec
2007 – Marcel Couture, agr., Quebec
2006 – Ian Hall, Alberta
2005 – The Team of Farm Management Instructors from the School of Agriculture, University of Manitoba
2004 – Dr. Len Bauer, Alberta
2003 – Fédération des groupes conseils agricoles du Québec

Wilson Loree Award
Farm Management Canada
300-250 City Centre Ave Ottawa ON K1R 6K7
E-mail: info(at)old.fmc-gac.com

Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP): Cost-Share Funding Programs for Cultivating Management Excellence

As a courtesy to our stakeholders, Farm Management Canada has put together a list of cost-share funding opportunities for business skills development offered by the Provincial and Territorial Ministries of Agriculture under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

The list is limited to cost-shared funding specific to farm business management for farmers, advisors, agricultural organizations and agribusiness, including opportunities for skills development and training, advisory services, capacity building, research, and resource and tool development.

Please click on the region below to find out the cost-share opportunities available to you:

You can find links to all other cost-share funding opportunities here:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-us/key-departmental-initiatives/canadian-agricultural-partnership/?id=1461767369849

Click here for a listing of the cost-share funding programs offered by the Provincial and Territorial Ministries of Agriculture for farmers, agricultural associations and agribusiness. The list is limited to cost-shared funding specific to farm business management.

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Canadian Farmers are world leaders for a sustainable future through farm business management excellence.

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To cultivate excellent Canadian farm business management, through awareness and adoption of beneficial management practices.

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