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Farm Management Canada
Season 2 · Episode 20

Farm Management Canada

Together with his sidekick Holden, Terry has a discussion with Heather Watson and Joerg Zimmermann about the importance and the benefits of business planning and management.

Growing the Future · Heather Watson, Joerg Zimmermann

December 4, 202043m 57s

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Show Notes

When farming meets good business practices, the result is a highly successful and sustainable business for generations to come.  

In this episode of GTF, Terry and his sidekick, Holden, Terry's son, have a chat with Heather Watson, Executive Director at Farm Management Canada ( "FMC"), and Jorg Zimmermann, Chief Operations Officer at Farm Business Management at FMC to talk about FMC's mission to provide farmers leading-edge resources, information, and tools to support farm business success and talk about the importance of implementing strong business practices in farming. 

In this episode, you will learn: 

  • The importance of introducing good business practices to grow and be profitable in farming.
  • The FMC's holistic approach to the farming business that creates a healthy and sustainable work environment for farmers.
  • How to make the business side of farming "sexier."
  • Why management gives farmers a bigger competitive edge than any other factor in farming.
  • The importance of setting financial and management goals.

Find more information about FMC here: https://fmc-gac.com/

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