FARM FEST 2024
Tailored specifically for young farmers (aged 19-40)
Our annual Farm Fest is tailored specifically for young farmers (aged 40 and under), with a packed agenda designed to help you grow, connect, and lead. This year Farm Fest is being held in conjunction with Farm Management Canada's AgEx Conference.
Date: November 19, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m. (Doors open @ 8:00 a.m.)
Location: Clarion Hotel, 36035 N Parallel Rd, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2C6
Eligibility: Young farmers aged 19-40 (inclusive) actively involved in the agriculture industry. This includes current farmers, farm workers, and those in the start-up phase. If this sounds like you, proceed below to secure your ticket purchase!
Farm Fest 2024 is being held in conjunction with AgEx 2024, offering you even more opportunities to connect, learn, and grow.
Ticket Choices:
Check out the special young farmer ticket options to participate in either Farm Fest only (Nov. 19) or the full AgEx Conference (Nov. 19-21) at a special young farmer rate!
Farm Fest Only Ticket
(1-Day)
Date: November 19, 2024
- Networking Breakfast
- Panel: From Field to Finance - Tools for Farm Business Growth
- Panel: Waste Not, Want Not - Resources for Farmers to Reduce Waste
- Networking Break & Business Showcase
- Feature Panel: The Loss of Agricultural Land and the Ever-Growing Pressures – What Will be Left for Ag Production?
- Lunch at Farmhouse Brewing
- Guided Farm Tours (transportation provided)
- AgEx Welcome Reception
AgEx Young Farmer Ticket
(3-Day)
Dates: November 19-21, 2024
- Networking Breakfast
- Panel: From Field to Finance - Tools for Farm Business Growth
- Panel: Waste Not, Want Not - Resources for Farmers to Reduce Waste
- Networking Break & Business Showcase
- Feature Panel: The Loss of Agricultural Land and the Ever-Growing Pressures – What Will be Left for Ag Production?
- Lunch at Farmhouse Brewing
- Guided Farm Tours (transportation provided)
- AgEx Welcome Reception
- Day 2 - AgEx Conference (includes young farmer sessions)
- Day 3 - AgEx Conference (includes young farmer sessions)
Event Itinerary
To view the current full AgEx Conference (including Farm Fest) itinerary, click here.
FARM FEST ITINERARY
- 8:00 a.m. - Networking Breakfast (Doors Open)
- 8:30 a.m. - Welcome & Introductions
- 8:35 a.m. - Panel: From Field to Finance - Tools for Farm Business Growth
- 9:35 a.m. - Panel: Waste Not, Want Not - Resources for Farmers to Reduce Waste
- 10:20 a.m. - Networking Break & Showcase Open
- 10:50 a.m. - Feature Panel: The Loss of Agricultural Land and the Ever-Growing Pressures - What Will be Left for Ag Production?
- 12:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks
- 1:00 p.m. - Lunch at Farmhouse Brewing
- 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Guided Farm Tours: Van Eekelen Enterprises & Dicklands Biogas
- 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. - Reception
Event Speakers
- Ian Boxall - President, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan
- Allan Melvin - President, Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture
- Charles-Félix Ross - Directeur General, L’Union Producteurs Agricoles
- Rebecca Senicar - Director, BC Agriculture Council & Chair, BC Young Farmers
- Drew Spoelstra - President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture
- Moderated by: Kim Grout - CEO, Provincial Agricultural Land Commission
- Doug Grimson - Account Executive, HUB International
- David Guthrie - Partner, KPMG
- Michelle Koski - Assistant Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Agriculture & Food
- Veronica Moreno - General Manager, WALI
- Kimberly Ross - President, 4C Financial
- Moderated by: Jennifer Woike - President, BC Agriculture Council
- Sam Agassiz - Plant Manager, West Coast Reduction
- George Dick - Owner, Dicklands Biogas
- Carly Fraser - Special Projects Coordinator, Cleanfarms
- Moderated by: Tyler Heppell - B.C. Potato Farmer, Heppell's Potatoes
Reminder! Tickets to Farm Fest are available to young farmers aged 19-40 (inclusive) . I If this sounds like you, proceed to secure your ticket purchase!
If you are not a young farmer but would like to participate, contact info@bcyf.ca for more information on event sponsorship opportunities.