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Canadian producers need to focus on building resilience into their business to maintain or grow their operations in turbulent times. That according to J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada chief agricultural economist.

Caitlynn Reesor has the highlights (2:09 minutes) (980 Kb)

Gervais said the Canadian agriculture and agri-food sector has already proven resilient and most Canadian farms continue to be in a very good financial position. For more information and insights, visit the FCC Ag Economics blog post at www.fcc.ca/AgEconomics.

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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