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Terry Betker

Terry BetkerTerry Betker, a partner at Meyers Norris Penny LLP, is the director of Practice Development in Agriculture for the firm. He is responsible for the development of the Agricultural Services that are delivered to more than 15,000 farm clients. The service offerings for primary producers and agri-business owners included traditional tax and accounting, valuations, government programs, succession planning, business and strategic panning and specialized consulting services, including financial, marketing, production and human resource specialty areas.

Mr. Betker is a Certified Agricultural Consultant as well as a member, and past director, of the Manitoba Institute of Agrologists and of the Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association. He is also national director of the Canadian Farm Business Management Council, the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors and provincial director of Growing Manitoba.

Mr. Betker frequently lectures on relevant management topics. He has delivered presentations to the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, the Canadian Wheat Board, the Canadian Bankers Association, CIBC, Royal Bank, Bank of Montreal, Farm Credit Canada, Monsanto Canada, National Life Underwriters, Western Management Extension Conference, Agriculture Institute of Management in Saskatchewan and numerous farm groups. He has also lectured on farm management at the University of Manitoba.

Mr. Betker obtained his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the University of Manitoba in 1973. He became a Professional Agrologist in 1986, enabling him to maintain high standards of excellence in the profession of Agrology and to increase the value of the agricultural profession to society. In 1993, he completed his Certified Agricultural Consultant (CAC) professional designation. The CAC is recognized as the national standard for professionalism in agricultural consulting.

In addition to his extensive professional and educational background in agriculture, he has 17 years experience as a grain and oilseed producer in Western Manitoba.

Speaking Topics Include:

  • Financial Management for Farmers
  • Strategic Farm Business Management
  • Succession Planning
  • Business Planning
  • The Agricultural Policy Framework
  • Best Practices/Benchmarking

- Terry Betker, P Ag, Certified Ag Consultant

Contact Information

Terry Betker, BA Agriculture, Certified Ag Consultant
Director
Meyers Norris Penny
500-1661 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3J 3T7

phone: 204-775-4531
fax: 204-783-8329
e-mail: terry.betker@mnp.ca

 

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