By Alice McFarlane

Celebrate Farm Transition Appreciation Day on Jan. 9

Jan 3, 2025 | 2:13 PM

The fifth annual Farm Transition Appreciation Day (FTADay) was created to encourage and celebrate the progress Canada’s farmers are making to secure the future of farming in Canada.

It’s a movement to motivate farmers to start, restart, and keep going on their farm transition journey with one day of the year sharing stories and advice through a national campaign using social media, agricultural media and hosting learning events across Canada to encourage Canada’s farmers.

This Year’s theme is ‘Legacy in Motion,’ celebrating the important role of farmers in building a sustainable future for Canadian agriculture, rooted in tradition and driven by innovation.

Farmers, industry organizations, agribusinesses, governments and agricultural media across the country are encouraged to share their farm transition success stories, tips, resources and tools to create a coast-to-coast buzz around farm transition.

To start the conversation around farm transition here are five tips:

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• Start the conversation about farm transition at least 10 years before the transfer is set to take place to allow sufficient time for everyone to prepare and adjust
• Hold a formal meeting involving everyone to identify and harmonize the family and business vision and goals in writing
• Establish a clear and mutually agreed on transition timeline between the current owners and successors to reduce uncertainty about the future of the farm and everyone’s role within it
• Prepare a formal written farm transition plan that can be shared, referenced and reviewed on a regular basis
• Hire a coach or transition planning facilitator to help keep your transition planning on track

Information and easy-to-use resources are available here.

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