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AMULREE, ON – When Ryan Bergman was searching for a name for his new farming enterprise, he, his girlfriend and a close friend chuckled over the concept of Loco Fields. “We were sitting around and thought to ourselves, well you would have to be a little crazy to do...
On-farm food safety and traceability has been at the forefront of the livestock industry’s risk management radar since the Canadian BSE outbreak in 2003. Since then, industry and government have been working together to develop a national traceability system. “Enough...
The United Nations has declared 2012 “International Year of Co-operatives” to recognize the contribution of this business model to economic and social development. Co-operatives have been in Canada for over 100 years, with more than 9,000 co-operatives...
In the last edition of the Canadian Farm Manager, Saskatchewan farmer John Coté wrote about how he handled the personal challenges he faced after leaving grain farming to develop a fruit operation and micro-distillery. He said he had been inspired by profiles in CFM...
Farm Management Canada Feature Resource: Farm Business Planning: Understanding, Preparing & Using This resource will stimulate better business planning by ranchers and farm managers whether they prepare the plans themselves or with the assistance of advisors. All...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a process for evaluating the environmental impact, or ‘environmental footprint’, of a product from cradle to grave. In our rapidly changing world, LCA is a key concept for farmers to keep in mind. “Life cycle assessment is the new math...
With over 30 years of experience working with thousands of companies, Corey Keith of Keith & Associates at Turner Valley, Alberta has helped many clients achieve business success. He distills his top financing tips down to six key insights to help...
Solar energy could become a new crop to harvest for farmers, and a pilot program in Alberta is trying to determine the practicality of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Alberta Agriculture is administering the Solar PV pilot grant program under the...
CAP-SANTÉ, QC– If you were looking for the ideal definition of successful new farmers, the search would likely end at the Holstein breeding operation – Ferme Jacobs Inc. In fact, with three generations currently working at the Holstein farm, the...
“If we spend all of the time writing things on paper we would not be out farming.” That’s a comment made by one of the 500 Ontario farmers who were recently asked if they had a written business plan and, if they didn’t, why not. In fact, 78 per cent of farmers...
