Supply management | Conference Board of Canada says changes will be needed to access foreign markets and increase milk volumes
Canada’s influential business-friendly think-tank, the Conference Board of Canada, has weighed in on the politically sensitive supply management debate, predicting changes are inevitable. As it released a George Morris Centre report Aug. 23 on the 1970s origins of dairy supply management, the conference board noted that Canada’s protectionist and regulated supply management systems for dairy, […] Read moreTag Archives Ag Finance
Pressure to abandon dairy protection rises: report
Local food producers must adapt to satisfy international tastes
Amid a changing Canadian population and calls for policies that place new emphasis on local food production, researchers are beginning to ask questions about practices that could address food concerns of new immigrant and refugee communities and create new market opportunities for producers. Researchers say the questions are timely. Projections peg the percentage of Canada’s […] Read more
Rural businesses tout tour’s value
Country Cruzin’s fifth year | Businesses open their doors to visitors to gain exposure and sales
BOW ISLAND, Alta. — Terrie Matz is a big fan of Country Cruzin’, an annual tour of agriculture and tourism destinations in southeastern Alberta. “Just getting your name out is priceless,” said the owner of The Big Garden Centre, one of nine stops Aug. 16 on a self-guided tour of operations in the Bow Island […] Read moreYear-round records help secure maximum AgriStability claim
Fall can be a busy time for farmers, but a deadline looms during this period: the submission of AgriStability returns. It is highly possible that your accountant will call you before the deadline to ask questions about yields, inventory and input costs for previous crop years. It is essential to maintain an organized farm book […] Read more
Government consultations with farmers on design of next farm supports a sham
It makes a mockery of consultation with farmers. Veteran eastern Ontario Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant recently asked farmers in her rural riding to attend an Aug. 27 meeting to give her and the government input on the next five-year farm program framework. Current business risk management programs like AgriStability, AgriInvest and AgriInsurance are due to […] Read more
Good quarter for Legumex Walker
Legumex Walker reported improving demand for its special crops and good construction progress on its canola crushing plant in Washington state in its second quarter financial report. The company, created last year from a merger of Roy Legumex and Walker Seeds, posted net earnings of $300,000 in the three months ending June 30, up from […] Read more
CF Industries to take full ownership of plant
American fertilizer company CF Industries is poised to take full ownership of Canadian Fertilizers Ltd., Canada’s largest nitrogen fertilizer plant. CF Industries already owns 66 percent of the plant, located in Medicine Hat, Alta. The company recently said it had reached an agreement with Glencore International to buy the remaining 34 percent, now held by […] Read more
Investor to expand Viewtrak
Viewtrak Technologies, a widely used livestock traceability software system, will see an immediate cash injection of up to $1 million following its recent sale. An investor group headed by W. Brett Wilson of Prairie Merchant Corp. announced acquisition of Viewtrak Aug. 13. Wilson said he has been an investor in Viewtrak for about five years […] Read more
Bison can profit from public trends
QUEBEC CITY — Bison should not follow the production path well trodden by cattle, says an agricultural marketing expert. The future of markets for bison operations and product lies in capitalizing on local markets and promoting bison as a healthy meat. Brent Warner, owner of White Loaf Ridge, an agriculture marketing company, told producers at […] Read more
In-depth process analysis an eye opener
What’s your biggest business challenge? What if someone offered you $100,000 to solve it? That’s exactly what happened to Angela and Justin Quinton of Down to Earth Labs, who beat out more than 900 other entrepreneurs last year in a contest organized by Telus and the Globe and Mail. “It was a total godsend,” Angela […] Read more
