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Farmland values have rocketed in the last few years, and now that grain and oilseed prices are falling, there will likely be more than a few cases of buyers’ remorse. But Ontario farmer Dwight Foster won’t be one of them. In addition to cash cropping and raising...
Sean McGrath started his ranching career with a weather wreck – and that’s about as good as his luck got for several years. “We had a tremendous drought in 2002, and since we background our calves, that meant we had sold them when BSE hit in May 2003,” recalls the...
When Johanne Cameron and Martin Brodeur-Choquette decided to start farming, they had a dream. But no land, buildings or equipment of their own. “When we went to the bank, they laughed at us,” recalls Cameron, with laughter of her own. “Not only were we starting from...
Two major desires preoccupy most business-owning entrepreneurs. The first is to be able to take a happy, comfortable, well-deserved retirement. The second is to see the business that they’ve built continue to prosper after they retire. The agricultural sector is...
Numerous reports are emphasizing a slowing world economy. The pace of economic growth in the United States remains sluggish. European governments are still debating reforms needed to address debt issues and weak economic growth. While China’s economy has...
(NC)—You’ve just come up with the perfect product and think you have a business idea that could be the next big thing. So what do you do now? Take your idea from the drawing board to the board room with these steps: • Write a business plan It might seem like a...
