HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-02-17, Page 21THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011. PAGE 21. Local farm families will finallyhave a chance to see what holistic
management is all about here in
mid-February. This very popular
farm business planning tool in
southern Manitoba and
Saskatchewan is being brought to
southern Ontario. The McQuails at
the Lucknow area are offering an
information evening about it
on Tuesday, Feb. 22 in Lucknow
at the Lucknow Town Hall at 7:30
p.m.
The central theme of holistic
management is that by incorporating
environmental, family and economic
goals into a “holistic” goal and then
using specific testing questions to
keep on track, farm families can
make progress towards their goal.
Sessions on planning for profit,
controlling expenses, grazing
management, how to make annual
cropping more sustainable,
biological and land planning fill out
the six-day course.
Asked why a six-day course,McQuail said, “This isn’t your
average theoretical business
planning course. In a holistic
management course not only do you
learn the ideas but you have an
opportunity to start putting them into
practice with the rest of the farm
team. At the end of the course you
can go forward, confident that you
can make better decisions.”
The McQuails have farmed in
Southwestern Ontario for 35 years.
They developed a mixed livestock
and vegetable/apple operation that
sells direct to the consumer. Their
introduction to holistic management
was a similar course in 1995. They
credit holistic management with
giving them the tools to improving
their profitability.
The six-day course will begin on
March 3 at the McQuails’ farm. For
more information on the course
contact Fran McQuail, 519-528-
2493.
McQuails to hostholistic farm course
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