11:00 AM – 1:00 PM: TRADESHOW SETUP & CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 

1:00 PM: CONFERENCE LAUNCH: Duncan Morrison, MFGA Executive Director: Welcome & Land Acknowledgement 

1:05-1:10 PM: Introductions/Today’s Agenda: MFGA Chair Mike Duguid 

1:10 – 1:50 PM:KEYNOTE 1:Michael Ferguson: Open Minds Inspire Continuous Improvement On Farms

1:50 – 2:00 PM: Q&A with Michael Ferguson 

2:00 – 2:30: Deanne and John Chuiko: In person project update/video on virtual fencing project Year 2 2025, presented to conference 2024. 

2:30 – 3:00 PM: TRADE SHOW & COFFEE BREAK 

3:00 – 3:45 PM: KEYNOTE 2:Kim Cornish: Soil, Satellites, and Stewardship: Building a Next-Gen Ecosystem Services Registry from the Ground Up

3:45 – 3:55 PM: Q&A with Kimberley Cornish 

4:00 – 4:30 PM: Kristelle Harper, Regeneration Canada: Launching the Regenerative Dairy Hubs 

KEYNOTE 1: Michael Ferguson: Open Minds Inspire Continuous Improvement On Farms

KEYNOTE 2: Kim Cornish: Soil, Satellites, and Stewardship: Building a Next-Gen Ecosystem Services Registry from the Ground Up

Kristelle Harper, Regeneration Canada: Launching the Regenerative Dairy Hubs 

2:30 – 3:00 PM: TRADE SHOW & COFFEE BREAK 

4:30 -5:00 PM: TRADE SHOW: Free Time: Refresh & Recharge 

5:00 –6:30PM: ICE-BREAKER EVENT –Let MFGA buy you dinner: Mingle, mix & join us for cocktail hour before that and enjoy a casual buffet-style dinner at 5:30 pm. 

6:30 – 7:00 pm: MFGA NIGHT KICK OFF: MFGA WELCOME: Duncan Morrison, MFGA Executive Director: Grasslands Video, MFGA Aquanty/CAF update, Bird survey report. 

7:00 – 9:00: MFGA REGEN AG SUMMIT: FARM GATE, DINNER PLATE, GLOBAL WEIGHT: AN EVENING OF EXPERTLY MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT

7:00: Moderator’s Introduction: Dana Penrice; Bluesette Campbell, Holistic Management Canada

7:05 -7:35 PM: PANEL 1: Regen Ag’s Farm Gate: Grow what we know, Selling our Products/Production story: Barriers and Successes

Arron Nerbas, Nerbas Bros Angus, Shellmouth, MB 

Michelle Schram, Fresh Roots Farm, Cartwright, MB 

Zack Koscielny, Green Beach Food and Farm, Strathclair, MB 

7:40- 8:10 PM Panel 2: Regen Ag’s Dinner Plate: The Power of Regen Ag: Nutrition, Performance, Naturopathic Benefits 

Mark Schram: Producer/Strongman Competitor: Performance/Nutrition 

Stuart Chutter: Producer/Ultra Marathoner: Performance/Nutrition 

Dr. Jayden Dobson, Naturopathic Doctor (ND): Nutrition/Healing/Wellness 

8:15 -8:45 PM: Panel 3: Regen Ag’s Global Weight: What’s happening around the world, what are we seeing 

Rick Clark, Clark Land & Cattle, Williamsport, Indiana: USA trends 

Shelley Seed, Regeneration Canada, Calgary, Alberta: Canada Trends 

Kevin Elmy, Imperial Seed, Sylvan Lake, Alberta: Australia and other global trends 

8:45 Pm: Moderators open floor, all panelists back on stage for general discussions, audience questions 

9:00 pm: Summit Concludes 

7:00 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast on your own 

8:00 – 8:30 AM: TRADESHOW & REGISTRATION 

8:30 AM: WELCOME: Duncan Morrison, MFGA Executive Director: Land Acknowledgement.  

8:35 am: Mike Duguid, MFGA Chair: Introductions/Today’s Agenda 

8:40 AM: Welcome Dignitaries: To Be Determined 

8:45 AM-9:30 AM: KEYNOTE 3: ROB WUNDER: Carrying the Dream: Setting the next generation up for profitability and regenerative agriculture

9:30 – 9:40 AM: Q&A with Rob Wunder 

9:45-10:30 Am: Keynote 4: RICK CLARK: Teaching A Systematic Regenerative System 

10:30 – 10:45 AM: Q&A with Rick Clark 

10:45 – 11:15 AM: Coffee and trade show 

11:15-12:00 PM: KEYNOTE 5: TOM KRAWIEC: Grazing In The Sweet Spot

12 noon – 12:10: Q&A with Tom Krawiec 

12:15 – 1:30 PM:LUNCH, TRADE SHOW, NETWORKING

1:30 – 3:00 PM:GRAND FINALE: ROTATIONAL KEYNOTES

 Breakout, rotational sessions with keynote speakers: 

• ROB WUNDER & MFGA Moderator 

• MICHAEL FERGUSON & MFGA Moderator 

• TOM KRAWIEC & MFGA Moderator 

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM: conference ending session & discussion: What we heard: Mike Duguid: WRAP-UP , silent auction.  

KEYNOTE 3: ROB WUNDER: Carrying the Dream: Setting the next generation up for profitability and regenerative agriculture

Keynote 4: RICK CLARK: Teaching A Systematic Regenerative System 

KEYNOTE 5: TOM KRAWIEC: Grazing In The Sweet Spot

10:45 – 11:15 AM: Coffee and trade show1

2:15 – 1:30 PM: LUNCH, TRADE SHOW, NETWORKING

GRAND FINALE: ROTATIONAL KEYNOTES 

 Breakout, rotational sessions with keynote speakers: 

• ROB WUNDER & MFGA Moderator 

• MICHAEL FERGUSON & MFGA Moderator 

• TOM KRAWIEC & MFGA Moderator