FEB 17, 2026: ONLINE – Building Your Team: Hiring and Onboarding Essentials

Hiring and onboarding are key moments that shape the success of your farm team. When done well, they help bring in the right people, improve productivity, and set workers up for success throughout the season. This practical webinar will explore simple, effective strategies agricultural employers can use to streamline hiring and create a clear, supportive onboarding experience.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn: 

• Simple ways to streamline the hiring process and save time
• Practical onboarding steps that set new workers up for success from day one
• Ways to hire with clarity and intention to find the right fit for your farm

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WHEN: February 17, 2026 • 5:30 PT, 6:30 MT, 7:30 CT, 8:30 ET, 9:30 AT

LOCATION: Online on Indigenous territories across what is today known as Canada. Join us from the comfort of your couch, office, tractor, compost heap – wherever you find yourself able to tune in! Zoom link will be sent out after registration.

ACCESSIBILITY: Closed captioning will be available for this webinar. The captions can be automatically translated in real time to 35 different languages. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us at elearning@youngagrarians.org if you have any questions regarding accessibility or need support joining the webinar.

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Speakers

Janine Beamish has over a decade of Human Resources experience and understands that a company’s success is driven by the strength of its people. Based on Vancouver Island, Janine combines her HR knowledge with a down-to-earth, approachable style that puts people at ease. 

Committed to helping organizations thrive, Janine believes in making HR simple, accessible, and centered around building trust and connection. In addition to her HR experience, Janine holds a Bachelor of Management Degree as well as a Business-Human Resources Diploma.

Janine will be joined by a farmer speaker who will share their firsthand experiences navigating people management on the farm—what’s worked, what’s been challenging, and the lessons learned along the way.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS 

AGSAFE BC

AgSafe is British Columbia’s Agriculture Safety Association and COR certifying partner. AgSafe strives to create a safe and healthy work environment in BC agriculture through outreach and an active program of education, training and consultation in all regions of the province.

YOUNG AGRARIANS

Young Agrarians (YA) is a farmer to farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada.

Our mission is to educate the public by providing courses, seminars, workshops, and counselling about agriculture, farming, food processing, entrepreneurship, community economic development and environmental sustainability.

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SPONSORS

AgSafe’s HR Program is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia through the Agriculture Workforce Development Initiative. The Initiative is delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC.