The Advanced Farm Management Program (AFMP) is open for registration for the 2017-18 fall and winter season. Sessions specific to dairy, grains and direct farm marketers are being offered by the Agri-food Management Institute (AMI) in partnership with Progressive Dairy Operators, Grain Farmers of Ontario and Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association.
“This program is designed for Ontario farm business owners and managers who want to elevate their management skills to improve their business performance,” says AMI Executive Director Ashley Honsberger. “We know from our past research that good farm management habits are directly linked to stronger profitability and that continuous learning is the number one habit of Canada’s most successful farm businesses.”
AFMP includes five intensive one-day sessions with farm management specialists who will cover key business concepts and help participants apply these to a case study. At the end of the program, participants will have a completed Management Action Plan for their farm business that’s ready for implementation.
Tuition is $725 plus HST and includes breakfasts and lunches. A second participant from the same operation can register for $450 plus HST. Participants who register by November 10, 2017 receive a 10 per cent early bird tuition discount; program costs are subsidized by AMI. Final registration deadline is November 20.
Dairy sessions will be held at the Elmhurst Inn, Ingersoll, on December 5, December 19, January 23, January 30 and February 6 with February 20 reserved as a weather-related make-up day. Grain sessions are scheduled for December 6, December 20, January 17, January 31 and February 7, also at the Elmhurst Inn in Ingersoll with February 28 reserved as a weather-related make-up day.
The direct farm marketer sessions will take place at the Best Western Plus, Milton, on November 30, December 18, January 15, January 29 and February 12, with a weather-related make-up day scheduled for February 26 if needed.
Source: ami