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AGRICULTURE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE PROGRAM (ASK) Eligible Courses and Training Activities

About the ASK Program The Agricultural Skills and Knowledge (ASK) program provides a rebate to help producers access training related to farm management with the intent of increasing profitability or mitigating risks. The program provides training in the areas of business strategy, business structure, financial management, farm transition planning, human resources and production economics.

Applicants must successfully complete the course or training activity before applying for a rebate of up to 50 per cent of eligible costs. Rebates are subject to a maximum program payment of $2,500 per person per year. The minimum program payment for ASK is $250 per person. Detailed program information is available at saskatchewan.ca/CAP.

Available Courses About the ASK Program ................................................................................................................................... 1

Business Strategy Training ............................................................................................................................... 1

Business Structure Training ............................................................................................................................. 5

Financial Management Training ...................................................................................................................... 7

Farm Transition Planning Training ................................................................................................................ 13

Human Resources Training ............................................................................................................................ 14

Marketing Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 17

Production Economics Training ..................................................................................................................... 17

Business Strategy Training Course Contact Tuition

6 Day Holistic Management

Blain and Naomi Hjertaas bhjer@sasktel.net 306-452-3882

$1,895

Ralph and Linda Corcoran rlcorcoran@sasktel.net 306-532-4778

$1,000

AgExpert Analyst Advanced

Southeast College Sheena Onrait sonrait@southeastcollege.org 1-866-999-7372

Agriculture Business Risk Management: AGB 1191 Capstone Assessment: Successful Planning in Agribusiness

Lethbridge College Lyndsay Smith lyndsay.smith@lethbridgecollege.ca 403-892-1177

Agricultural Management Principles: AMT 6035

Olds College Brianna Elliot belliot@oldscollege.ca 403-507-7954

Agribusiness Planning and Management: AMT 6255

Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management (CTEAM)

Heather Broughton heather@agrifoodtraining.com 780-781-2840

$6,300

Catalyst Agriculture Leadership Program: Preparing for Agriculture Business Succession

Catalyst – Accounting Tax Advisory Terri Hollowatch CarmenS@thecatalystgroup.ca 403-296-0082

$9,975

Farm Business Structures

The Canadian Farm Learning Centre Breanna Shereck bshereck@canadianfarmlearningcentre.com 778-952-8376

Farm Exit Planning Workshop

Advice Only Financial Group Raymond Riel 306-559-0342 ray@adviceonly.ca

$3,500

Farm Estate Planning Workshop

$3,500

Farm Succession Planning Workshop

$5,250

Farm Financial Statement Analysis

Stark & Marsh CPA LLP Craig Macfie cmacfie@starkmarsh.com 306-773-7285

$1,400

Farm Transition Planning Workshop

Intent Planning Cindy Reid-Shelton cindy@intentplanning.ca 204-979-7343

$2,485

Human Resource Management for Farmers

Cumberland College Chris Filbey 306-862-9849 cfilbey@cumberlandcollege.sk.ca

Introduction to Grain Marketing

Parkland College Connie Brown c.brown@parklandcollege.sk.ca 306-786-7335

Introduction to Risk Management Using Future and Options

Investing in Machinery and Equipment

LeaderShift Leader Development Program

LeaderShift Inc. Kelly Dobson info@leader-shift.ca 204-483-0197

$7,900

Managing Risk in Agriculture

Managing Your Farm Through the Storm

Organic Supply Chain

Ag Exchange Group Mike Witkowicz mw@agexchangegroup.com 204-930-1544

$1,500

Putting It All Together

Robert Stocks rstocks@sasktel.net 306-757-1997

$2,400 $4,800/ farm unit

Low-stress Livestock Handling Clinics Principles, Techniques, & Practical Applications – Introductory Course

Kattle Squared Services Ltd. Paul Kernaleguen 306-921-5421 kattlesquared@gmail.com

Low-stress Livestock Handling Clinics Principles, Techniques, & Practical Applications – Intermediate Course

Managing Investments Costs of Machinery

Agri-Food Management Excellence Inc. (AME) Heather Broughton 780-781-2840 heather@agrifoodtraining.com

Managing Investments Costs of Machinery (ONLINE

Agri-Food Management Excellence Inc. (AME) Heather Broughton 780-781-2840 heatherw@agrifoodtraining.com

Sampling Records Management

$1,000

Strategic Planning

Holistic Management Theories and Principles, Paradigm Shifts, Grazing Principles, Plan a Profit Applications - Introductory Course

KW Cattle Co. Ltd. Kelly Sidoryk 780-872-2585 kelly.sidoryk@gmail.com

$1,900 / farm unit

Strategic Planning – Boot Camp Develop Annual Business and Production Plan, Mission Goals, Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT analysis), Communication and Human Resources Applications – Introductory Course

$450 to $600 / farm unit

Succession Planning – One on One Farm Transition Planning, Develop Strategic Vision, Values Clarification, Communication Styles and Strategies Applications - Intermediate Course

$2,300 to 2,700 / farm unit

Succession Planning – First Steps Farm Transition Communication and Decision Making Creating a Shared Vision, Roles and Responsibilities Applications – Introductory Course

$60 to $70

Strategic Planning & Financial Analysis of Your Farm Expansion Plans

Cumberland College cfilbey@cumberlandcollege.sk.ca 306-862-9849

Stockman Grass Farmers – Grazier’s Marketing School

Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd. skenyon@greenerpasturesraching.com 780-307-6500

$600 per person

Small Business from Scratch (online course)

Five Marys Farms mary@fivemarys.com (530) 598-6094

$2,250

Shearwell Farmworks Management Systems Training

Owen Gentes 306-481-3638 oggentes@gmail.com

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices

Take This Farm and Love It

Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd. Steve Kenyon skenyon@greenerpasturesranching.com 780-307-6500

$600 per person

Traceability and Records Management

$1,000

Traceability and Records Management Lite

Transitioning the Farm: Getting Started on Succession Planning

Understanding Farm Financial Statements

Wheatland Financial Paul Kuntz paul@wheatlandfinancial.ca 306-794-4490

Year Round Grazing Systems

Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd. Steve Kenyon 780-307-6500 skenyon@greenerpasturesranching.com

$750 per farm unit

Business Structure Training

Course Contact

Tuition

$9,975

CTEAM – Canadian Total Excellence in Agricultural Management

$6,300

Farm Business Structures

Farm Estate Planning Workshop Advice Only Financial Group Raymond Riel 306-559-0342 ray@adviceonly.ca

$3,500

$2,485

Strategic Planning

$600 per person

Understanding Corporations

Wheatland Accounting Services Ltd. Kelvin Shultz kshultz@wheatlandaccounting.com 306-722-3884

$750 per farm unit

Financial Management Training

Course Contact Tuition 6 Day Holistic Management

$1,895

$1,000

Advanced Grain Marketing for Women

Carlton Trail College Watrous Darlene Purshega purshegad@carltontrailcollege.com 306-946-2094

AgExpert Analyst Level 1 (when available)

Carlton Trail College Darlene Purshega purshegad@carltontrailcollege.com 306-946-2094

AgExpert Analyst Level 2 (when available)

Carlton Trail College Darlene Purshega purshegad@carltontrailcollege.com 306-946-2094

AgExpert (FCC Farm Management Software) Advanced

Danielle Mytopher mytopherfarm@sasktel.net 306-722-3884

AgExpert (FCC Farm Management Software) Training Full Day

Danielle Mytopher mytopherfarm@sasktel.net 306-722-3884

AgExpert Analysis

Rita Myhr myhr75@gmail.com 306-547-4280

KF Ag Training & Consulting Karsten Frydenlund frydenlund@sasktel.net 306-257-3511

$1,400

Marilyn Wilk wilkaccounting@xplornet.ca 306-782-5648

AgExpert Analyst Advanced (classroom)

Dolair Farm Consulting Service Dolores Harris do.harris@yourlink.ca 306-782-9235

AgExpert Analyst Advanced (one-on-one)

Dolair Farm Consulting Service Dolores Harris do.harris@yourlink.ca 306-782-9235

AgExpert Analyst (FCC Software) Training

Assist Now Computer Consulting Howard Giles assistnow@me.com 306-373-3054

AgExpert (FCC Farm Management Software) Advanced

Wheatland Accounting Danielle Mytopher mytopherfarm@sasktel.net 306-722-3884

AgExpert (FCC Farm Management Software) Training Full Day

Wheatland Accounting Danielle Mytopher mytopherfarm@sasktel.net 306-722-3884

AgExpert Analyst Introduction

$2,800

AgExpert Analyst Level I

KDW Consulting Services Inc. Karen D. Wright jkwright@sasktel.net 306-398-3662

$1,650

AgExpert Analyst Level II

$1,200

AgExpert Analyst Setup and Training

Marilyn Wilk wilkaccounting@xplornet.ca 306-782-5648

$1,200

AgExpert Analyst Training

MNP LLP Debra Carson debra.carson@mnp.ca 306-752-5800

$1,800

AgExpert Analyst Training Wheatland Accounting Evelyn Goetz 306-722-3884 egoetz@wheatlandaccounting.com

Fay Harris harrisfamily@sasktel.net 306-927-2081

$1,000

Lenz Consulting Brenda Lenz blenz@sasktel.net 306-861-9092

AgExpert Field Manager PRO

AGEXPERT for YOUR Farm

Stark and Marsh Chartered Accountants Lisa Dowdeswell ldowdeswell@starkmarsh.com 306-773-7285

$2,100

Agribusiness Financial Management

Olds College Zach Webster zwebster@oldscollege.ca (800) 661-6537

Agriculture Business Risk Management: AGB 1140 Statistics for Agribusiness

Agriculture Business Risk Management: AGB 1151 Financial Literacy

Agribusiness Accounting: AMT 6135

Backswath Workshop on Farm Business Management

Backswath Management Inc. Terry Betker terry.betker@backswath.com 204-275-0458

Cash Flow Management

$1,000

Cash Flow Management Medium

$1,000

Cash Flow Management Lite

$9,975

Commodity Marketing Fundamentals Olds College Brianna Elliot belliot@oldscollege.ca 403-507-7954

$799 per person

$6,300

Farm Estate Planning Workshop Advice Only Financial Group Raymond Riel 306-559-0342 ray@adviceonly.ca

$3,500

FCC One-on-One Training with AgExpert Analyst

Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) Tracy Greier tracy.greier@fcc-fac.ca 306-775-4114

Farm Financial Planning Course

$1,400

Farm Office Management

Stark & Marsh CPA LLP Kathy Neufeld kneufeld@starkmarsh.com 306-773-7285

$2,485

Investing in Machinery and Equipment Heather Broughton heather@agrifoodtraining.com 780-781-2840

Managing Investments Costs of Machinery

Managing Investments Costs of Machinery (ONLINE)

Quickbooks

Quickbooks for your Farm

$2,100

Quickbooks (Level 1)

Carlton Trail College Denise Thoner thonerd@carltontrailcollege.com 306-946-2094

Quickbooks Premier with Payroll

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Rick Wagman rick.wagman@saskpolytech.ca 306-775-7450

Quickbooks Training

Hounjet Tastad Harpham Dustin Harpham dustin@hth-accountants.ca 306-653-5100

QuickBooks Training - Beginner Hounjet Tastad Harpham CPA's Emily Thomas 306-653-5100 Emily @hh-accountants.ca

QuickBooks Training - Intermediate

Hounjet Tastad Harpham CPA's Emily Thomas 306-653-5100 Emily @hh-accountants.ca

Sage 50 (formerly Simply Accounting) Training

$2,000

Sage 50 (Simply Accounting) (when available)

Carlton Trail College Sharina Prasad prasads@carltontrailcollege.com 306-682-2623

Sage 50 Simply Accounting

Saskatchewan Polytechnic Rick Wagman rick.wagman@saskpolytech.ca 306-775-7450

Sage 50/Simply Accounting for your Farm

Stark and Marsh Chartered Accountants Lisa Dowdeswell ldowdeswell@starkmarsh.com

$2,100

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning & Financial Analysis of Your Farm Expansion Plans

$600 per person

Take Charge of Your Farm’s Financial Management

Backswath Management Inc. terry.betker@backswath.com 204-275-0458

Understanding Your Financial Portfolio

Robert Stocks rstocks@sasktel.net 306-757-1997

$2,400 per person/$4,800 per farm unit

Understanding Farm Financial Statements Workshop

Wheatland Accounting Services Ltd Kelvin Shultz 306-722-3884 kshultz@wheatlandaccounting.com

$650/person $900/couple

Understanding Financial Metrics

MNP LLP Robyn Morley robyn.morley@mnp.ca 306-751-8012

$1,700

$750 per farm unit

Farm Transition Planning Training

$1,895

$9,975

$6,300

Farm Exit Planning Workshop Advice Only Financial Group Raymond Riel 306-559-0342 ray@adviceonly.ca

$3,500

Farm Succession Planning Workshop Advice Only Financial Group Raymond Riel 306-559-0342 ray@adviceonly.ca

$5,250

Get Farm Transition Unstuck... tools to move your farm forward

Seeds of Encouragement Elaine Froese Elaine@elainefroese.com 204-534-6846

Issues too Difficult to Talk About Robert Stocks rstocks@sasktel.net 306-757-1997

$1,600 per person/$3,200 per farm unit

Understanding Corporations

Wheatland Accounting Services Ltd. Kelvin Shultz kshultz@wheatlandaccounting.com 306-722-3884

Farm Succession Planning Course

$7,900

Take Charge of Your Transition Planning

Small Business from Scratch

Five Marys Farms mary@fivemarys.com 530-598-6094

$2,250

Human Resources Training

$1,895

Farm Transition Planning Workshop Intent Planning Cindy Reid-Shelton cindy@intentplanning.ca 204-979-7343

$2,485

6 Day Holistic Management Ralph and Linda Corcoran rlcorcoran@sasktel.net 306-532-4778

$1,000/single$1,695/couple

Agriculture Business Risk Management: AGB 1150 Effective Communications

Agriculture Business Risk Management: AGB 1172 Risk Tolerance and Risk Policy

$9,975

$6,300

Employee Selection and Training Parkland College Connie Brown 306-786-7335c.brown@parklandcollege.sk.ca

Farm Transition Planning Workshop Intent Planning Cindy Reid-Shelton cindy@intentplanning.ca (204) 979-7343

$2,485

Human Resources Planning Robert Stocks rstocks@sasktel.net 306-757-1997

$2,400 $4,800/ unit

Labour Relations for Supervisors and Managers

Kattle Squared Services Ltd. Paul Kernaleguen 306-921-5421kattlesquared@gmail.com

Farm Transition Planning Workshop Intent Planning Cindy Reid-Shelton cindy@intentplanning.ca (204) 979-7343

$2,485

Cumberland College Chris Filbey 306-862-9849cfilbey@cumberlandcollege.sk.ca

Recruitment and Selection

Supervision Parkland College Connie Brown 306-786-7335 c.brown@parklandcollege.sk.ca

Understanding Employer Responsibilities in HR

Parkland College Connie Brown c.brown@parklandcollege.sk.ca 306-786-2580

HR Boot Camp™ Legal,? Ethical? How Would You Like to be Treated?

Kn/a HR Consulting 844-842-4949 leah@knibbs.ca

HR Boot Camp™ Getting the Right People

Kn/a HR Consulting leah@knibbs.ca 844-842-4949

HR Boot Camp™ Developing Your People

Kn/a HR Consulting leah@knibbs.ca 844-842-4949

HR Boot Camp™ Consider the Right Stuff – HR Policy

Kn/a HR Consulting 844-842-4949 leah@knibbs.ca

How to Work with People Parkland College Connie Brown 306-786-7335 c.brown@parklandcollege.sk.ca

$7,900

$750 per farm unit

Take Charge of Your Farm’s Human Resource Management

How to Manage Conflict in Your Farm Business

Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd. Steve Kenyon skenyon@greenerpasturesraching.com 780-307-6500

Marketing Strategy

Course Contact Tuition MKG 6102 Marketing Principles Olds College

Brianna Elliot belliot@oldscollege.ca 403-507-7954

Production Economics Training

$1,895

$1,000

$1,800

$1,400

Commodity Marketing Fundamentals

$799 per person

AGEXPERT for YOUR Farm

$2,100

$1,400

FCC One-on-One with Field Manager PRO

Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) Tracy Greier tracy.greier@fcc-fac.ca 306-775-4114

Field Manager PRO

Investing in Machinery and Equipment

Quickbooks for your Farm

$2,100

Sage 50 (formerly Simply Accounting) Training

$2,000

Sage 50/Simply Accounting for your Farm

Stark and Marsh Chartered Accountants Lisa Dowdeswell ldowdeswell@starkmarsh.com

$2,100

$750 per farm unit

For more information on the ASK Program please contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre (AKC) at 1-866-457-2377

AGRICULTURE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE PROGRAM (ASK)

Eligible Courses and Training Activities

About the ASK Program Available Courses€¦ · 306 -452 -3882 $1,895 . 6 Day Holistic Management :...

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