Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management 2011-2012

AME -Agri-Food Management Excellence

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Duration:

Between one week and 2 months

3 modules/ 5 days per module

Agenda:

Module 1	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	7:30 a.m. – Breakfast inMount Baker Room. Pick up boxed lunch for tours. 8:30 a.m. - Board bus for tours	Breakfast - Summit Room	Breakfast – Summit Room	Breakfast - Summit Room	Breakfast – Summit Room
8:30 - 10:15 a.m.	8:45 a.m. – Depart for Tours	Strategic Visioning - Larry Martin	Creating Your Vision – Larry Martin	Management Accounting - Daryl Pohlman	Case Study - Cold Springs Farm Ltd. –Larry Martin
10:15 a.m	9:15 a.m.Tour – Vantage Foods, Chilliwack – Alan Chong, General Manager	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon	Lunch – on bus	Strategic Visioning - Larry Martin	Management Accounting – Daryl Pohlman	Management Accounting - Daryl Pohlman	Evaluation & Wrap Up – Larry Martin & Bob Ross
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	12:00 p.m. Tour – Valleybrook Gardens, Abbotsford – John Schroeder, President	Lunch – Summit Room	Lunch – Summit Room	Lunch – Summit Room	Departure
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.	1:45 p.m. Presentation at Ramada Hotel –Valley Room - Bill Vanderkooi, CEO, Nutriva Group	Strategic Visioning - Larry Martin	Management Accounting – Daryl Pohlman	Management Accounting - Daryl Pohlman
3:00 p.m.	2:45 p.m. Tour – Abbyview Farms Ltd, Abbotsford - Bill Vanderkooi	Break	Break	Break
3:15 - 5:00 p.m.	4:30 p.m. – Return to Ramada	Strategic Visioning - Larry Martin	Management Accounting - Daryl Pohlman	Management Accounting - Daryl Pohlman
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Dinner - On your own	Dinner - On your own	Dinner - On your own
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Tour Debrief – Summit Room Intro: Ag Issues and Trends - Larry Martin	Creating your vision – Larry Martin	Management Accounting – Daryl Pohlman	*Festive Dinner – as a group- (optional) - Summit Room*

Module 2	Tues. March	Wed. March	Thurs. March	Fri. March	Sat. March
7:00 a.m.	7:00-7:20 a.m. Boxed Breakfast – in hotel lobby 7:30 a.m. – Board bus	Breakfast buffet – Graze Restaurant	Breakfast buffet – Graze Restaurant	Breakfast buffet – Graze Restaurant	Breakfast buffet – Graze Restaurant
8:30 a.m.	8:30 a.m.Sunterra Tours: Sunterra Meats- Trochu 11:00 a.m. – Korova Feedlot, Acme	Asset and Debt Management – Daryl Pohlman	Asset and Debt Management – Daryl Pohlman	Value Chain Management – Martin Gooch	- Strategic Plans - Participants - Wrap-up & Evaluation – Larry Martin & Bob Ross
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Boxed lunch provided by Sunterra Catering	Lunch buffet – Graze Restaurant	Lunch buffet – Graze Restaurant	Lunch buffet – Graze Restaurant	Departure
1:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.Tour of Sunterra West Market, Calgary 4:00 p.m.Meet in Silver Room for discussion on strategy with Dave Price	Asset and Debt Management – Daryl Pohlman	Value Chain Management – Martin Gooch	Risk Management Larry Martin Special Presentation: Ryan & Lauren Maurer, CTEAM 07-09
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Dinner - On your own	Dinner - On your own	Dinner - On your own
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.	- Tour debrief – Larry Martin & Bob Ross - Intro to Asset & Debt Management – Daryl Pohlman	Asset and Debt Management – Daryl Pohlman	Progress on Strategic Plans - All Participants - Larry Martin & Bob Ross	6:00 p.m. Group Night Out

Module 3	Tues. Dec	Wed. Dec	Thurs. Dec	Fri. Dec
7:30 – 8:30 am.	Breakfast – Fallsview Dining room ( Milestones)	Breakfast buffet – George Morris Meeting –Hennepin North Room	Breakfast buffet– Fallsview Dining room( Milestones)	Breakfast buffet – Fallsview Dining room ( Milestones)
8:30 - 10:15 a.m.	8:20 a.m.Meet in lobby for Tours -pick up name tags and boxed lunches -Drive to first tour	Strategic HR Management: -Employee Influence -Reward Systems -Julia Christensen Hughes	Succession Planning – Intergenerational Transfer Planning - Mike Bossy	Succession Planning – Issues -John Fast
10:30 – 12:00 noon	9:00 a.m.Upper Canada Cheese 9:45 Load Bus 10:15amKurtz Orchards	Strategic HR Management: -Recruitment & Selection -Julia Christensen Hughes	Succession Planning – Intergenerational Transfer Planning - Mike Bossy	Succession Planning – Issues -John Fast
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Boxed Lunch on the bus	Lunch – Buffet Lunch served outside meeting room	Lunch – Buffet Lunch served outside meeting room	Lunch - Buffet Lunch served outside meeting room
1:00 -3:00 p.m.	1:30pm Rosa Flora 3:45pm Load Bus	Strategic HR Management: -Orientation & Training -Performance Management - Julia Christensen Hughes	Succession Planning – Intergenerational Transfer Planning - Mike Bossy	Succession Planning – Issues -John Fast
3:15 – 5:00 p.m.	5:00pmReturn to Sheraton Fallsview	Strategic HR Management: -Work Systems -Attributes of Effective Teams -Creating Effective Teams - Julia Christensen Hughes	Succession Planning – Intergenerational Transfer Planning - Mike Bossy	Succession Planning – Issues -John Fast 5:30pm-load bus for dinner
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Dinner – on your own	Dinner – on your own	Dinner – on your own	Meet in Lobby to depart on bus
7:00 - 9:30 p.m.	-Debrief Tours -Hennepin South Room -Intro and Overview of Strategic HR Management – Julia Christensen Hughes	Strategic HR Management: - How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead - Julia Christensen Hughes	Presentations of Strategic Plans to-date	6:00pm Tour & Group Dinner at Good Earth

Module 4	Tues. March	Wed., March	Thurs. March	Fri. March	Sat. March
8:00 a.m.	Breakfast- 7:30-8:15am Bistro Restaurant Load Bus 8:15am Depart 8:30am 9:00am Arrive L'UNION DES PRODUCTEURS AGRICOLES Depart 11:00am 12:00 noon arrive Restaurant Le Riverain 1:15pm depart Arrive 1:30pm Ferme les Frères Beaulieu inc. Depart 2:45 Arrive 3:00pm Bryhill Farm Inc. Depart 4:00pm	Breakfast Beaupre 1&2	Breakfast Beaupre 1&2	Breakfast Beaupre 1&2	Breakfast Beaupre 1&2
8:30 a.m.		Managing in the Policy Environment – Domestic Policy – Larry Martin	Special Presentation on George Morris Centre Policy Project- Larry Martin	Strategic Plan Presentations	Future Initiatives- Larry Martin
10:00 a.m.		Break	Break	Break	Break
10:15 a.m.		Domestic Policy	Designing a new agri-products policy – group work	Strategic Plan Presentations	Wrap up & Evaluations
12:00 p.m.		Lunch – Bistro Restaurant	Lunch –Bistro Restaurant	Lunch – Bistro Restaurant	Adjourn
1:00 p.m.		Managing in the Policy Environment – International Trade - Larry Martin	Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Susan Martin	Group presentations on new agri-products policy
1:00 p.m.			Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Susan Martin
3:00 p.m.		Break	Break	Break
3:15 p.m.		Policy Issues: US Farm Bill and WTO	Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Susan Martin	Group presentations on new agri-products policy
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.	Return to Hotel & Dinner on your own	Dinner on your own	Dinner on your own	Dinner- Group night out
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Managing in the Policy Environment – Larry Martin	Strategic Plan Presentations	Strategic Plan Presentations

Cost:

$ 4,500.00 for 3 modules

Participants are responsible for payment of travel, hotel accommodation, and dinners. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments each day, as well as tour travel are included in the registration fee. A block of rooms will be held at each location for participants to book

Target Audience:

Top 20% of producers.

Recognition Provided:

Certificate

Upon completion of the program and the presentation of a complete strategic business plan for their operations, particpants receive a certificate signed by the lead instructor of the program.

Method of Instruction:

Classroom

Each module begins with tours of outstanding operations in the region of the country in which each module is held. Classroom instruction is followed by at-home strategic planning and implementation.

Availability of Program:

Seasonal

CTEAM is offered every two years. The program is divided into 3 modules, held in late fall and spring of each year. All modules are required to complete the program and receive a certificate.

Agriculture Business:

Aquaculture
Cattle
Crops
Field Fruit and Vegetables
General
Greenhouse, Nursery, Landscape and Floriculture
Other & Non-Traditional
Other Animal
Poultry and Egg
Swine
Tree Fruit and Vine

Subject of Training:

Business Planning, Strategy and Structure
Financial Management (includes production economics)
Human Resources
Marketing (includes value added)
Succession Planning

Content and instruction – outstanding instructors and mentors present cutting edge management concepts in a relaxed, yet intense learning environment. The on-site portions are delivered over five-day periods at select locations across Canada. They introduce you to a variety of management situations, experiences and conditions. Learning is tailored to your situation – graduation requirement is to apply course material while developing a strategic and operating plan for your farm.

Language of Instruction:

English

For program information contact:

(519) 822-3929 ext. 205
Visit the program Web site
Karen Bilton, Education Coordinator

Last Updated: 2013-05-16

Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management 2011-2012

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