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Challenges and opportunities for Canadian young farmers

Challenges and opportunities for Canadian young farmers. Presentation by: [name] CYFF Annual General Meeting Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Ottawa, Ontario. About my farm. For this slide, consider talking about: type of enterprise (crop, hogs, etc) your role in the operation size of operation

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Challenges and opportunities for Canadian young farmers

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  1. Challenges and opportunities for Canadian young farmers Presentation by: [name] CYFF Annual General Meeting Tuesday, February 28, 2006 Ottawa, Ontario

  2. About my farm • For this slide, consider talking about: • type of enterprise (crop, hogs, etc) • your role in the operation • size of operation • your market • history of your farm • any other interesting information

  3. Challenges faced and overcome • For this slide, consider talking about: • challenges you’ve overcome in your operation (e.g. monthly cash flow, workforce, environmental issues, increased competition, customer requirements, etc) • think in terms of management challenges and how you’ve overcome them

  4. My dream operation • For this slide, consider talking about: • What would your dream operation look like? (please feel free to dream!) • Bigger operation? Smaller? More employees? More intensive? More diversified? • New products in new markets? • Use of innovative technology or processes? • What’s your role?

  5. Roadblocks & hurdles • For this slide, consider talking about: • What may stop you from achieving your dream operation? • Are these immovable roadblocks or minor hurdles that you may overcome? • Access to capital, finding/keeping the right employees, market challenges, competition, gaps in management “know how”, etc.

  6. Future plans • For this slide, consider talking about: • “I know what the roadblocks are, and here’s what I am doing or think I can do about it.” • Consider including anything you’ve changed to date, ideas you have for future change, and issues that you don’t yet know how to deal with.

  7. FCC can help me by... • For this slide, consider talking about: • What could FCC do for you? • Easier to deal with (online services or more face-to-face time? • New approaches to financing? • Programs to improve management skills? (e.g. business planning advice, software) • Support for the industry/communities

  8. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada can help me by... • For this slide, consider talking about: • What could AAFC do for you? • New approaches? • New programs or changes to existing programs? • Support for the industry/communities

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