Financial Planning – Top Tips To Get Ahead

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...

Alberta’s Solar PV Equipment Pilot Program looking for answers

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...

The sweet smell of business in Nova Scotia

SEAFOAM, NOVA SCOTIA – Dave and Suzy Belt weren’t raised in farming communities but that didn’t stop the enterprising couple from forging ahead to establish a unique agricultural commercial business eight years ago. “My grandparents owned a...

Limitless horizons

Some people fear change. The Alary family laughs about it. “When we sit down to talk about the business, we talk about today but also about the future – we talk about the farm but also about our lives,” says Frédérick Alary. “We...

Smart Apps for Agriculture

Mobile technology, such as smartphones, offer farmers expanded capabilities beyond just email and voicemail and increased opportunities to multi-task on the go. Depending on location, most farmers have mobile technology access. “The new smartphones have almost as much...