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Farming Forward: Supporting producers, strengthening farms, and planning for the future

Farming Forward: Supporting producers, strengthening farms, and planning for the future

Dec 1, 2026 8:00 AM

Featuring keynote speaker Maggie van Camp on farm transition and business resilience, this forum offers actionable takeaways to strengthen your operation. Maggie's keynote: Your Farm, Your Future will shine a light on known helpful approaches, tactics and strategies for succession planning so businesses and farmers can create a plan the family and farm can be proud to call their own. 

Sessions also include Grant Writing with Elite Agri Solutions, OFA policies, and Mental Health Support for Farmers from Three Oaks Respite Cabin.

Wrap up the day connecting with fellow producers over a catered, farm-to-table lunch, highlighting local producers!

  • Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2026
  • Time: 8:00 AM – 1:30 PM (Program starts at 8:30 AM)
  • Cost: $15 per person (Includes curated farm-to-table luncheon by Personal Touch Eatery)
  • Location: East Lambton Community Complex, 61 Centennial Ave, Watford, ON
  • Registration Deadline: November 23, 2026

About the Keynote Speaker, Maggie Van Camp:

Co-Founder and Director of Strategic Change Loft32, Farmer

Maggie Van Camp, Co‑Founder and Director of Strategic Change at Loft32, is a well‑known and trusted speaker, writer, and leader who is advancing new approaches to succession grounded in stronger communication and clearer decision‑making. Drawing on research, collaboration, and decades of experience, she helps family businesses navigate transition with clarity, confidence, and respect.

Previously BDO’s National Director of Agriculture and an award‑winning agricultural journalist, in 2020 Maggie was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential People in Canadian Agriculture. Currently, she is completing her Conflict Mediation certification at the University of Waterloo, serves on the board of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame and is leading her own family farm through succession planning.

Thank you to our lead sponsors, Bluewater Power and Lambton Mutual Insurance Company, and our coffee break sponsor, Enbridge.

This event is brought to you by the Township of Warwick and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership.

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