2018 annual report · ag-entrepreneurs s a. greetings from the sya office, ... we will be spending...

Saskatchewan Young Ag-Entrepreneurs

2018 Annual Report

www.saskyoungag.ca

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9:00 am - 1:00 pm Registrations

9:00 am - 12:00 pm CYFF National Strategic Planning Session (with Provincial delegates)

9:00 am - 12:00 pm Farm Management Canada - AgriShield Focus group (registered participants)

8:00 am - 1:00 pm eFC Young Farmers Meeting

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Welcome and Plenary Session

greetings from the government Honourable Lyle Stewart, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture

1:15 pm dISC Personality Completion (Follow up presentation Sunday - Understanding Your and Your Team’s Personalities and How They Inter-relate)

2:00 pm dr. david Posen – Let’s Talk Stress - Part 1

3:15 pm Refreshment Break

3:30 pm dr. david Posen – Let’s Talk Stress - Part 2

5:00 pm Adjourn

6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Conference evening Kick Off Social & entertainment

Light Supper & Snacks

Welcome message from CYFF & SYA Chairs

Ag More Than ever - Amanda Schnell (Weekend Challenge and Presentation)

CYFF App Presentation

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7:30 am Networking Breakfast

8:30 am Opening Remarks

8:35 am Consumer Food and Retail Trends with Faith Matchett, FCC

9:00 am Speak Up! FOR AgRICULTURe – Clinton Monchuk with Farm & Food Care

9:30 am Managing Your Finances in a Fast Paced World with Shannon Ruzesky (Affinity Credit Union) - SYA Sponsor

9:45 am Virtual Young Farmer Tours / Presentations (PeI, QC, BC)

10:30 am Networking Break

11:00 am Virtual Young Farmer Tours / Presentations (AB, NB, YT, MB, NF)

12:15 pm Networking Lunch

1:00 pm Power Safety on Farms with Jason Matity (Sask Power) - SYA Sponsor

1:15 pm Building a Winning Team (Succession Planning) with Casey Langbroek

2:15 pm American Virtual Young Farmer Tours / Presentations

2:45 pm John deere

3:15 pm Farmer Ingenuity (Products designed by farmers for farmers) with Jeremy Matuszewski, Thunderstruck

3:30 pm group Photo

3:45 pm Networking Break

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Break Out Sessions / Classrooms

Provincial Organization Round Table 1 (Provincial Organizations Update)

Break Out 2 - Understanding Succession that Works (effective Planning for the Transition of Business) with Casey Langbroek

Break Out 3 - Lending Basics with Jeff Affleck, FCC

Speak Up! FOR AgRICULTURe - Clinton Monchuk with Farm & Food Care

6:30 pm Supper

Sponsors Network / Feature and Social

8:30 pm TeAM PURSUIT (Team Building Activity)

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7:00 am Networking Breakfast

8:00 am Tax Planning: Are the Changes going to be Taxing on Your Operation? Ryan Kehrig with MNP (Sask Canola) - SYA Sponsor

8:30 am Our Success Story: earning Canada’s Trust every day, with Tim Lambert, CeO, egg Farmers of Canada

9:00 am The Leadership Imperative: Why developing your leadership to a competitive advantage is essential with Kelly dobson

9:30 am Humanizing Agriculture: A Tale of Two Pigs with dan Aberhart (Aberhart Ag Solutions) - SYA Sponsor

9:45 am Networking Break

10:00 am Virtual Young Farmer Tours / Presentations (SK, NS, ON)

10:45 am Break Out Sessions / Classrooms

Break Out 1 - Livestock Production efficiencies with John Maltman, Nutritionist

Break Out 2 - Communication: The Next great Skill every Farmer Needs with Andrew Campbell

Break Out 3 - SYA Annual general Meeting

11:45 am CYFF Farm Your Numbers Program

12:00 pm Networking Lunch

12:30 pm CYFF director Nominations Close

12:45 pm Break Out Sessions / Classrooms

Break Out 1 - Serving on a Board (Policy Board governance that allows a Board and an Organization to grow) with Casey Langbroek

Break Out 2 - Leading, Learning and Performing in Real Time with Kelly dobson

Break Out 3 - CYFF Annual general Meeting

2:00 pm Networking Break

2:30 pm Stop Leaving Money in the Field: Learn the 5% Rule with Kristjan Hebert

4:00 pm dISC Personality Profiling (Understanding Your and Your Team’s Personalities and How They Inter-relate) with Casey Langbroek

5:00 pm Conference Feedback

5:15 pm Adjourn

6:00 pm Cocktails / Social

7:00 pm Formal Supper

Closing Presentations

Meet the 2018-2019 CYFF Board

The Impact of Social Media on Agriculture & CYFF Challenges for 2018 with Andrew Campbell

Mind, Body, Food: Practical Strategies to enhance Farmers’ Health and Happiness with Casey Berglund

Closing Remarks

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8:30 am Buses leave for Tours (optional) SYA On-Site Ag Operation Tours

12:30 pm Buses return

9:00 am - 4:00 pm CYFF Farm Your Numbers Session 1 (registered participants)

Monday, February 26th

8:00 am - 2:00 pm CYFF Farm Your Numbers Session 2 (registered participants)

Tuesday, February 27th

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Greetings from the SYA office,

I would like to thank everyone who attended SYA events in 2017. The SYA Board of Directors and staff work to plan and host events that you the membership ask for. We have a board that is eager to serve the membership and sponsors. Please continue to reach out and let us know what you would like to see at coming events. We look forward to hosting you in 2018. SYA kicks off the year with this conference co-hosted with the CYFF. The conference is SYA’s signature event of the year and pride’s itself on the success of it.

We will be spending the coming months planning for more SYA events and opportunities and we encourage you to stay up to date through social media and email updates. If you have any questions, always feel free to contact the SYA office.

Enjoy the conference and have a good rest of your winter!

Carla Borsa,SYA General Manager

Greetings From the SYA Office

Greetings SYA members,

I would like to welcome you to the SYA annual general meeting. The SYA has had another busy year with events going on thought the year. We started out with a spring event which featured Lance Stockbrugger and Clinton Monchuk giving interactive presentations. That was followed up with a tour of Prairie Sun Brewery, supper and an evening of networking.

The SYA also took part in the annual Farmers Golf Tournament at the fantastic Harbor Golf in Elbow. SYA members took to the course and enjoyed a fabulous day of socializing and comradery followed by a banquet supper.Over the summer the board took part in Board of Governance training in Saskatoon. The ongoing training helps the board with their duties and allows a

better functioning board. Everyone learnt something new and was eager to put their new found knowledge to use. The board followed up their training with some team building activities.

In November the SYA hosted a meet up and networking event at Agribition. Members stopped in to network with fellow members and enjoy some munchies followed by attending the opening night of the Agribition rodeo.

The SYA also had a booth at the crop production show and was where the SYA launched its new and modern website. The booth was well attended by members and is becoming an unofficial meet up place for members attending the show. Many stopped in to renew memberships and we also had lots of interest from people wanting to sign up as new members. Thank you to all of you who joined up for another year.

Look for more upcoming events in the year to come, watch our website and social media accounts for upcoming details. I would also like to thank our sponsors for their continued support of the SYA. These sponsors make all of our events possible. Please take the time to thank them and let them know they are appreciated.

Thank you for attending the Annual General Meeting,Shawn

Shawn MantykaChairAberdeen, SK

Kerrie AndreasSecretaryMelfort, SK

Sheldon MattusDirectorChaplin, SK

Joel ProskoTreasurerRose Valley, SK

Chris VancaeseeleVice ChairPreeceville, SK

2017 - 2018 Board of Directors

Alex CareyDirectorSaskatoon, SK

Travis BorsaDirectorCarrot River, SK

Ty KehrigDirectorBjorkdale, SK

Brittany YuzikMember at LargeTisdale, SK

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Two days earlier, CFIA associate vice-president Paul Mayers told MPs that there is a common perception that imports are not as thoroughly inspected as exports or products destined for the Canadian market.

“First, let me assure the committee that there is only one set of rules,” he said Feb. 13.

“Those rules apply to imports the same way they apply to products mov-ing domestically. Indeed in the context of products that are exported, if there are additional considerations, those are not CFIA requirements.”

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