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Accessing Capital – What’s Changing

Farmers have only one true absolute constraint to growth … their time. For farms with good track records, access to capital was not a problem. But, in the future, how farms will be capitalized and where that capital will come from may be changing.
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Managing Risk in Your Business

There is risk associated with every aspect of business, whether you are farming or in some other business. There is no possible way to eliminate all risk. Therefore, it is crucial that farmers manage the risks that are associated with their farms.
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Environmental Legislation Leads to a Unique New Industry

Worldwide pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is leading to more than an environmentally conscious public; it’s also contributing to a plethora of new industries. One of the fastest growing is the global trade in carbon credits.
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Biofuels: Western Canada’s answer to climate change, low commodity prices and rural revitalization?

Global warming, declining oil supplies, and a volatile Middle East. They’re disturbing problems that affect us all. While there are no easy answers, biofuels are emerging as a potential tool to help reduce these threats – and, in the case of Western Canada, help revitalize our rural communities along the way.
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How to harvest your company's R&D potential

The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is a federal tax incentive program available to all Canadian taxpayers. This program allows even emerging wineries and growers to make R&D a regular part of their business operations.
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Appreciating your cattle’s depreciation in the BSE Reality

These days, it can be tough to be optimistic - but we owe it to ourselves to be realistic. This includes how we view our older cattle. Most of us wouldn’t compare these creatures to our old tractor, but if you stop to think about it, the two have a lot more in common than you might expect.
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