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These are not words you’d use to describe a typical farm. “We’re a little like Steve Jobs working in the garage,” says Logie Cassells, managing director of LaHave Forests, a three-year-old start-up that’s partly a farm, partly a forestry operation, and mostly a very...
There are two very different – but equally true – stories of how Jean Morin became one of the country’s most acclaimed cheese-makers. One tells how the Québec dairy farmer cautiously laid the foundation for Fromagerie du Presbytère over a period of many years by...
You won’t find a more enthusiastic haskap fan than Curtis Braaten. The Saskatchewan grower got to know the berry when he volunteered for the University of Saskatchewan’s fruit development program and was the first to grow them when breeder Bob Bors...
Travis Toews says he doesn’t try to be a trailblazer when it comes to innovation – but he keeps a close eye on those who are. “I don’t have what you might call an over-the-top personal story of implementing new technology,” says the 47-year-old, who operates Melbern...
Innovation is often forgotten when it comes to business management. Sure, innovation goes hand-in-hand with research and development, and this typically makes it to the farm by way of new production methods and equipment. But, how do we know the innovation is good for...
The new year always brings its usual projections and forecasts and is an appropriate time to look at future opportunities and challenges. To help you focus business on the most important issues to Canadian agriculture, here are the top five economic drivers that we...
Benchmark assesses a farm’s machinery investment. Going back to 1998, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s Business Management Specialist Ted Nibourg has been tracking grain crop farmers, and cattlemen’s investments in farm machinery. He uses a benchmark ratio...
(NC)—Attempting to operate a business without a well-structured business plan is like jumping out of a plane without a proper parachute. You’re just taking a gamble and hoping for positive results. However, when it comes to starting a business, having a robust...
Co-operative provides unique opportunity for Ontario farmers to collectively store, process and market organically grown products. For almost 25 years, Organic Meadow Co-operative Inc. has helped local organic farmers market grain, dairy and eggs. Today, Organic...
BATTERSEA, ON – It wasn’t until Ian Stutt headed off to university – where he got his degree in development studies – that he began to consider a career in agriculture. “I grew up in the west island of Montreal in suburban Beaconsfield, not in a rural area,” he...
