The Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC) is presenting the Leading Edge Farm Management Series three times during the month of March.
“This seminar brings up-to-date business information and best practices for farm managers to implement and incorporate into their farm management planning,” says Joel Bokenfohr, manager, business structures and financial policy, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Edmonton.
Bokenfohr says he will be doing a session with farm management consultant Merle Good on farm financial help.
“With farm debt levels in Alberta increasing and more volatility in our grains and oilseed markets it’s really important for our farm business to take a good look at their financial position. So, Merle and I have developed an interactive session where producers can use their own farm numbers with a few simple tests we’ve put together to help give them a picture of their farm financial situation. We’ll have an easy-to-use template ready so participants can use their own farm’s information for this presentation.”
Other sessions at the event include: the use of corporations to both protect wealth from creditors and to use in family business planning; strategies for managing both production and marketing risks; and, the five per cent rule and the little steps farm businesses can take to create bigger profits.
The Leading Edge Farm Management Series takes place:
March 24 at the Stonebridge Hotel in Grande Prairie
March 25 at Nisku’s Executive Royal Inn
March 26 at the Coast Hotel Conference Centre in Red Deer
Source: Agriculture and Rural Development