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Thursday, 01 March 2012 00:02

The Power of Groups

September 2010 - Second Edition by the Agricultural Management Institute



This Booklet is designed to provide direction, useful hints and inspiration to farmers who may be considering the idea of small farmer-led groups as a new approach to management. It is hoped that this tool will demonstrate the benefits of working in small groups, whether they relate to profitability, quality of life, information-sharing or knowledge development. This Booklet shares the advice of experienced agricultural producers on how to form a group that help improve your bottom line.  

Click Here to View AMI Power of Groups Booklet


Farm Management Clubs - A Road Map
By Canadian Farm Business Animal Council



This Booklet, produced by the Canadian Farm Business Management Council, is aimed at providing farm management stakeholders in Canada with a simplified practical guide (road map) on the steps to follow in forming a management club.

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Knowledge Insider - Where business meets opportunity
Fall 2011 Edition by Farm Credit Canada



Farm Credit Canada is proud to present Knowledge Insider, a semi-annual publication offering thought-provoking information to producers and other agriculture entrepreneurs. Trends described in this document are supported with facts and figures and examined in the context of what's on the horizon for Canadian agriculture. 

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Swedish statistician Hans Rosling has developed unique data-bubble software that visually depicts the impacts of population growth, health and economics

Watch the video of one of his presentations, Let my dataset change your mindset, at www.ted.com by clicking the image below.


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Funding for this web page was provided in part by the Agricultural Management Institute (AMI). The AMI is part of the Best Practices Suite of programs for Growing Forward, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
Last Updated on Monday, 09 July 2012 08:41
 

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#12 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-11-27 21:29
Visit www.ted.com for some great enlightening and entertaining talks. TED promotes itself as "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world". Check it out.
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#11 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-11-25 21:46
For more business management videos and links to worksheets and other resources, check out the Agricultural Management Institute's website at
http://www.takeanewapproach.ca/farmers/eteam-videos.aspx
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#10 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-10-27 16:57
Government support for agriculture in the mostly rich countries of the OECD amounted to $252 billion in 2011, or 19% of total farm receipts. Although there is a move away from support linked directly to production, it is still about half of the total. The general trend is downwards: compared with the second half of the 1990s subsidies fell in all countries. But levels of support vary widely. In Norway, Switzerland and Japan, more than half of gross farm receipts in 2009-11 came from support policies; for producers in Australia, Chile and New Zealand, it was less than 5%. Canada is listed at 16%. Reference: The Economist, September 22, 2012 edition.
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#9 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-09-28 14:10
To view the other modules in the Farm Management - Strategic Positioning series taped by Dr. Mike Boehlje, Purdue University, copy and paste the link below into your browser http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/commercialag/resources/farmmgmt/StrategicPositioning.html
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#8 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-09-06 14:41
Modules Three and Four will be offered in Kemptville on Wednesday, November 21st. This is in conjunction with the St. Lawrence - Ottawa Valley District Annual Meeting.
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#7 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-08-20 08:32
Our next series of Dialogue on Farm Business Management modules will begin again in the fall. We currently have three dates scheduled. Module Three will be offered on Tuesday, September 25th at the Quality Inn, Woodstock (open session). It will also be presented to the Pork Committee on Friday, September 28th. Module Four is scheduled for Tuesday, November 27th at Woodstock. Both modules will also be held in Kemptville during November, dates yet to be determined. Contact Susan Fitzgerald for more information susan.tfio@sympatico.ca or 519-669-3350.
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#6 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-06-22 16:32
Video: What's the future for Canadian agriculture?
Len Penner, President of Cargill Limited, shares his views on Canadian agriculture and what the industry needs to do to remain successful.
http://www.fcc-fac.ca/newsletters/en/express/articles/20120622_e.asp#story_2
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#5 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-06-06 08:39
The Agricultural Management Institute held a conference in February 2012 entitled, "Global Perspectives for Growing Farm Profits." Most of the speakers were videotaped. Those presentations have now been posted on line at http://goo.gl/BiyZO
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#4 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-04-25 13:26
The Agricultural Management Institute (AMI) has a series of farm business management videos available from the website. Each is approximately 10 minutes long. I recommend video #3 on Cost of Production. AMI's website is http://www.takeanewapproach.ca/farmers/eteam-videos.aspx
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#3 Susan Fitzgerald 2012-03-31 14:58
Below is an excerpt from an article in The Economist magazine:
"Even where there is enough food, people do not seem healthier. On top of 1 billion without enough calories, another 1 billion are malnourished in the sense that they lack micro-nutrients (this is often called “hidden hunger”). And a further 1 billion are malnourished in the sense that they eat too much and are obese. It is a disappointing record: out of the world population of 7 billion, 3 billion eat too little, too unhealthily, or too much."
What could or should be done about this?
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