Business Structures & Agreements

Local producer-led initiative and partners build abattoir to benefit producers, consumers and the community.

Co-operative provides unique opportunity for Ontario farmers to collectively store, process and market organically grown products.

It wasn’t until Stutt headed off to university – where he got his degree in development studies – that he began to consider a career in ag.

Young Farmers’ Needs

“I have adopted strategic business management because it allows me to enjoy my time on the tractor, and evenings with my wife.” Cedric MacLeod

Mission accomplished

For years, Tom Cox’s life was full of the kind of excitement you don’t get growing corn and soybeans.

Groundbreaker’s Collective

Multi-producer community shared agriculture business model.

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.

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 contributing to local and international economic development today.

Farming in the middle of the big city

Growing up in Chicago, Illinois, Jean Snow would hardly have seen herself becoming a leading urban market gardener in Eastern Canada in later years. Yet that’s exactly what happened.

Farmers Working with Farmers: The Power of Groups

Farmers, throughout their working lives, develop valuable expertise, especially about "what really works" on the farm. Working in groups...

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Sharing the Harvest - A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture

To an increasing number of American families, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is the answer to the globalization of our food supply. The...

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National Farm Business Management Innovation Roundtable Results

The National Farm Business Management Innovation Roundtable took place at Farm Management Canada’s Annual General Meeting on June 13, 2012....

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2020: Planning for the Business Management Needs of Canadian Farmers

In 2011, FMC commissioned a Report on the Farm Business Management Needs of Canadian Farmers as an internal document to help steer FMC's...

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Business Structures - What is right for you?

At least once in the life of a business owners will be faced with deciding which business structure is right for the business. In fact many...

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Guide to Successfully Planning the Expansion of a Dairy Farm

This step-by-step workbook promises to answer the what, how, who and when of expanding a dairy operation. Includes a business checklist, SWOT...

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Growing Your Business

A fact sheet entitled "Growing Your Business" featuring hot trends for agriculture and business planning advice.

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60 Questions to Prepare the Succession of Your Farm Business

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Managing the Multi-Generational Family Farm

The material in the book is organized in building blocks, and is best viewed in order so each section builds on the previous one. The first few...

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Building Added Value through Farm Diversification

No matter where you farm in Canada, the long-term sustaining of your business is the top management priority. The historical economics, strategies...

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Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development Farm Business & Marketing Videos

The Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development YouTube channel features videos from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development of interest to farmers, ranchers, food processors and the general public in the province.

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Pasture to Profit

Blog by Tom Phillips from the Centre of Excellence in Farm Business Management Massey & Lincoln Universities New Zealand ex Pasture based Dairy Consultant & Group Facilitator in UK.

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