33 episodes
FCC Knowledge: Talking Farm and Food Farm Credit Canada
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Agriculture is not only a way of life, it’s a business. Talking Farm and Food is a monthly podcast that highlights the stories and experiences of farm business entrepreneurs and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. Hear from Canadian producers about their lives, their businesses, and the farm management topics you care about. If you’re looking for advice on money and finance, transition, managing people, strategy, leadership and more, this is the podcast for you.
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Business planning bonus episode – let's talk about equity
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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Keeping your farm transition plan alive
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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Leaning in and leading through farm transition
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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Transferring knowledge in farm transition
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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Business plans: Creating one that fits your farm vision
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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Why every farm transition needs a will and estate plan
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.