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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-03-19, Page 69up; to if the .night turned cool, that's an tber;talie,, i■elm,rm mom maA.u.00mwelrerineriiianrsomii lam w..i s . '.rife---- & •_•,� ire• arses. .. ■ 1 ▪ ; ■: r 1 ■' 1 1 1 spec al 2trrg in,.. Southern Gas Tan ann managers willknow the saying "Those who fait to plan, plan to fail=," Statistics back this up. Businesses that have'a. well- developed pianin place from the beginning have a much higher success rate than those that don't, The Business Planning for Agri -Ventures program assists farmers looking to expand or create. newvalue-added busi- nesses. . The prograrn, which Farm. Credit Corporation admin.- isters for Agriculture and Agri Food Canada, reimburses up . to 50 per cent of the cost of fees charged by professional busi- ness planners fo r the : prepara- tion of business plans. It's not exactly running away tojoin the circus, but several hundred rural youth Will have an .opportunity to learn new skills and have some fun staffing Government of Canada booths at'about 150 fair and exh'ibitions. From May, to. November, the staffers will greet' the public and provide information on federal programs and services available in their communities ,In co=operatzon with the Canadian 4-H Council, Agriculture and 'Agri -Food ?Canada will provide this unique work experience for the next generation of rural Canadians.. Applications are available from regional and provincial 4-H offices, or' from the national 4444. of€ice by calling (61.3)1723- Farmers can: contact FCC's Business Planning for'Agri- Ventures co-ordinators directly at: Stratford 514-271-009i, Keeping the Flit ha the Fs y Keeping the farm inthe .fami- ly u i-ly is an: issue night across the country. A 1991 Statistics: Canada study •of farm operator&. found that 32: per cent . of Canada's farmers were over 55 years of age. Only 20 'per cent weree. under. 35. The challenge in passing - along the family farm from one, generation to the next isto make that transfer . in a way that the .younger generation can afford, while providing the needed income to the retiring generatiion.. Farm Credit Corporation• introduced the Family Farm Loan in; 1994 to' assist farm.. transfers.. The idea came from a suggestion made to FCC by a farm family. Unlike a conven- tional loan, the Family Farm Doan is disbursed to -the seller over a maximum of four years,,. rattier than in'a lump sum, The buyer makes payments. as though the full amounthad been paid out in the first year: Equity builds up. quickly, -saving the buyer significant amounts of interest. For more information, contact any FCC office across. the country or call .1-800-387 3232. mer benefit for grower •from page 16A market for straw, said Templeman. , A grower from the. Tillsonburg area pointedout that ginseng growers preferred oat straw over wheat or .barley straw, because . any volunteer oats taking root in the ginseng bed would be killed by the win ter:.fr'eeze, but with other Straws-- 'geed traws .seed taking root has -to be 'weeded. out . by hand, a costly procedure. Although not a perfect crop,` said Templeman,,. growing hull;- less ullless oats could be ,worthwhile for growers. • Daren 'Mahon said all the, seed, AC Batton, : Hilton Whole Grain Millers has available will be going into the ground. 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