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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.
She also said they couldnot
supply the.. quantity_. of seed the:
growers attending the meeting
requested. •
Jan was the start of the floc
•from page"146► Thte'boy.s:would: pack theta"pro-
Even •though she never visions". and always include a •
learned to appreciate motor bag. of oatmeal, Jan's . favorite
vehicles,.she was an expert snack,to take with them on.
enced Tramper. ,My son and _a their' camping trip in the 'front
friend pitched a tent iii the sum-:, Yard.;
mer and sleep overs were joined T4e next year. we acquired a
by Jan, who 'provided them. With., small flock of sheep, sisters for
living woolly blanket to snuggle Jan, and a husband as. well,, but.
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