White Papers & Think Pieces
So, today China announced an investigation of Canada for dumping canola. Canola represents about 25% of Canadian farmers' gross receipts and China is the second largest customer, after the US.
It's a whole new world. For Jamie Christie, mid-career education means driving farm growth by adding skills no one used to think are needed on the farm. Which should be on the top of your list? And where to find them? By Angela Lovell
This case study describes the path the Meuniers took to improve their management capabilities, the changes they made in their farm business as a result, and the impacts the
changes have had on the business and the couple themselves.
The objective of this paper is to provide evidence on causality between strategic management and success in primary agriculture: are farms that follow strategic management processes more successful?
How did you feel about the Canadian government's recent proposal to reduce emissions from fertilizer by 30% by 2030? Read Dr. Larry Martin's new thought provoking discussion paper on this important topic.
Here's s small taste of what you'll learn in our Price Risk Management Using Futures & Options Course
Here's s small taste of what you'll learn in our Managing Investment Costs of Machinery Course.
For the past three years we've had an extraordinary opportunity to work with the accounting firm of BDO to anonymously analyze financial statements of a growing number of BDO's farm clients. Here is the year 3 update.
Standardized operating statements produce comparably calculated financial ratios useful as performance benchmarks. They are used in CTEAM, a management training program for farmers.
Learning from Brazil: One of Canada’s leading agricultural competitors. This is the second article in a series of three based on lessons learned from AME's Alumni program in Brazil February 2014, entitled: Corporate Social Responsibility.
Learning from Brazil: One of Canada’s leading agricultural competitors. This is the first article in a series of three based on lessons learned from AME's Alumni program in Brazil February 2014, entitled: Entrepreneurial Risk Taking.
This short article outlines three key alignments that when addressed improve the management structure for farms as they move through their life cycle.
A commentary on the Oct 20 W5 report on Canadian Egg Farms.