Building the Herd, Carrying the Legacy: Buffalo Genetics & Generations

• Walks through what it takes to start and grow a herd, from selecting genetics to moving animals safely across the land
• Brings together producers who have built their herds from the ground up and those preparing to pass theirs on
• Speaks to what it means to carry a herd forward, from the first year to the eventual handoff to the next generation

Healthy Lands, Healthy Herds: Fencing, Water & Grazing

• Covers fencing, water systems, and rotational grazing, and how these choices differ when caring for buffalo rather than cattle
• Walks through cost, materials, and common missteps producers face when building infrastructure for the herd
• Draws on real examples of water and grazing systems already working on the land today

Generational Ranching: Youth, Land & Legacy

• Covers practical approaches to teaching youth the fundamentals of bison ranching, from herd care to land stewardship
• Explores mentorship and training models, from summer placements to multi-year apprenticeships, that build real skills over time
• Looks at succession planning as part of youth engagement, so young people are equipped to eventually take on herd ownership and management

From the Land to the Table: Buffalo Markets & Telling Your Story

• Walks through food safety planning and CFIA inspection requirements for bringing buffalo meat to market
• Looks at how to carry the story of the buffalo's return into marketing and distribution with honesty and care
• Covers the path from raw production to cutting, packaging, and value-added products

Honouring the Whole Buffalo: Food, Byproducts & Traditional Uses

• Explores traditional and contemporary uses for hide, bone, horn, and organs, honouring the whole animal beyond meat
• Looks at value-added opportunities such as leather goods, tools, and other byproducts
• Features a chef-led talk on preparing and cooking with buffalo meat

Strengthening the Land: Soil Health, Nutrients & Renewal

• Builds soil health as the foundation the land needs to keep giving back, season after season
• Walks through reading the land through soil testing and building a nutrient plan around what it shows
• Layers in regenerative practices that renew the soil rather than draw it down over time

Keeping the Land in Balance: Crops, Rotation & Regeneration

• Walks through planning a multi-year rotation that keeps the land in balance across Canadian soils and climate
• Brings soil health, pest pressure, and market timing together as one plan rather than separate decisions
• Leaves producers with a rotation framework they can carry forward and adapt to their own acreage

Working with a Changing Land: Crops, Water & Resilience

• Speaks to what it takes to adapt crop choices and stay resilient as the climate and land continue to change
• Addresses crop selection, soil moisture management, and insurance tools together
• Leaves producers with a checklist for building resilience before the next dry season arrives

Carrying the Harvest Forward: Processing, Safety & Relationships

• Covers processing, food safety and certification, and buyer relationships
• Explains the equipment and partnerships needed to turn raw grain or wild rice into a market-ready product
• Compares direct sale, wholesale, export, and food-service distribution channels

The Next Harvest: Youth, Land & Legacy

• Highlights mentorship and training pathways, from summer placements to agricultural diploma programs, that bring youth into the fields
• Draws on producers who have carried their knowledge of the land forward into the next generation
• Shares what has and has not worked from those who have walked this path themselves

From Vision to Venture: Planning, Funding & Growth

• Walks through building a business plan, from market research to financial projections, as the foundation for a venture built to last
• Covers grants, loans, and equity financing available specifically to Indigenous entrepreneurs
• Leaves attendees with a shortlist of programs worth pursuing for where their business stands today

From Our Lands to Market: Story, Identity, Markets & Mentorship

• Covers building a brand identity that speaks honestly to culture and community, and protecting it once it exists
• Addresses pitching retail and wholesale buyers and weighing direct sale, retail, export, and online paths to market
• Introduces the mentorship and advisory networks that walk alongside a new entrepreneur through the early years

Strength for Generations: Financial Knowledge, Business Protection & Prosperity

• Covers calculating true cost of production and setting a price that reflects the value of the work
• Walks through keeping basic books and tax records in order, so the business stays strong on solid ground
• Closes with an overview of insurance products that protect the business, and what has been built, for the future

Rooted for the Future: Structure, Standards & Generational Growth

• Compares co-op, band-owned, and individually owned business structures as different ways of putting down roots
• Covers what each structure means for succession planning and hiring as the business grows into the next generation
• Breaks down food safety plan requirements and what to expect during a CFIA or provincial inspection

Growing the Opportunity: Processing, Scale & Market Readiness

• Covers how contract manufacturing and co-packing work, and what they cost, as a business grows into new opportunity
• Helps evaluate whether a shared-use processing facility makes sense for a business ready to scale
• Features an entrepreneur who has grown their own operation this way

Safeway Store Tour

Retail Walkthrough: Inside the Safeway Shelf

A guided walk through the wider Agribition show, led by a former president or current board member of Canadian Western Agribition. See what the broader agriculture industry has to offer, from livestock showcases to trade exhibits, and hear firsthand what it takes to help build one of the country's largest agricultural events. A chance to step outside the Summit and connect with the industry at large.

Agribition Tour

Walking the Grounds: A Guided Tour of Agribition

A guided walk through the wider Agribition show, led by a former president or current board member of Canadian Western Agribition.

See what the broader agriculture industry has to offer, from livestock showcases to trade exhibits, and hear firsthand what it takes to help build one of the country's largest agricultural events. A chance to step outside the Summit and connect with the industry at large.