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Services
Farm Business Services
Farm Business Assessment 1-866-452-5558
www.agr.gc.ca/renewal
This farm consultation service provides up to five days of financial/business consulting
for a nominal fee of $100 (valued at $2000). This service will provide a consultant that
will review with you farm records and provide a financial assessment as well as an action
plan.
Farm Planning Software
http://farmcentre.com/english/downloads/index.htm
Free, easy-to-use windows-based software programs that will allow you to create farm
plans on business plans, succession plans, disaster plans, etc.
Banking Tools
www.fcc-fac.ca/en/index.asp
Farm Credit Canada's website offers free banking tools such as the loan calculator,
mortgage calculator, and the farm financial analysis kit.
Market Information & Calculators
www.canfax.ca
The Canfax homepage is your complete source for daily market reports, industry statistics
and boxed beef reports. In addition their homepage offers market & support program
calculators.
Farm Stress Management
(more)
Farm stress management workshops are available, free of charge.
Canadian Farm Business Advisor Service
Successful businesses set goals for the short term and have a vision of where they want
to be in the long term. The Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services (CFBAS) will provide
a range of advisory services to help producers set goals for their business and develop
plans to meet those goals. Producers can use each component of CFBAS to its full extent
once in the five-year period of the program, which ends in March 2008.
Canadian Farm Business Advisory Services
COST: No cost
All producers must address different needs to ensure success. To determine those needs,
and which of the CFBAS services might benefit individual producers most, an officer will
discuss the various options available, either by telephone or in person, in order to ensure
maximum benefit. This discussion should be the first step for producers. There will be no
cost for this consultation.
FARM BUSINESS ASSESSMENT (FBA)
COST: Producer Pays $100 (service valued at $2000).
This component will provide eligible producers with up to five days' worth of consultation
services. There are two parts to this service:
Farm Financial Assessment: A consultant will review past records, the current situation,
discuss objectives, and help producers determine their current options in meeting their
profitability goals. This service will give producers up to three days' worth of consulting
and will result in each producer receiving a business profile, a statement of assets and
liabilities, a farm business ratio analysis, an income and expenses statement for the
previous two years, and other information related to the business.
Action Plan: Following the Farm Financial Assessment, producers will have access to two
days' worth of consultation services to help them assess their options for increasing
profitability. This service will result in a financial plan (including cash-flow plan),
projections of options and a written report. The cost of consultant services is valued
at $2,000. The producer pays a nominal fee of $100.
FOLLOW-UP
COST: No cost.
A consultant will follow up with producers who use CFBAS-FBA to discuss how they are
progressing with their plan and to offer further advice, if needed. There will be no cost
for this service.
Specialized Business Planning Services
www.agr.gc.ca/renewal or by calling 1 866 452-5558
COST: 50:50 funding to a max $8,000 (individuals) or $25,000 (group of 4+)
Specialized Business Planning Services (SBPS) are available to producers who are seeking
targeted business or succession planning. Through SBPS, producers can access funds to help
pay for consultants to assist them in preparing detailed business plans for their farm
operations. These plans can cover areas such as diversification, marketing, human
resources, expansion, risk management or succession.
Planning & Assessment for Value-Added Enterprises
www.agr.gc.ca/renewal or by calling 1 866 452-5558
COST: 50:50 funding to a max of $10,000 (individual) or $25,000 (group of 3+)
The Planning and Assessment for Value-Added Enterprises (PAVE) program is available to
producers who are considering establishing or expanding a value-added enterprise. Under
this program, eligible producers can access funds to help pay for the services of a
business planning professional to develop feasibility assessments and comprehensive
business plans for specific, value-added enterprises. This program will make it easier
for producers to make an informed decision on whether or not to pursue the opportunity.
Canadian Agricultural Skills Service
(pdf)
www.agr.gc.ca/renewal or by calling 1 866 452-5558
CAISS is designed to help farmers and their spouses increase their family income through
improved farm practices or through increased off-farm income. Assistance will be provided
to access training in areas such as business management, accounting, finance, human
resource management; training for other employment; or training to acquire skills for
starting a new business. Financial support such as tuition fees for courses, textbooks
and travel while attending training away from home will be provided for eligible clients
with an approved Individual Learning Plan (ILP) who are pursuing new skills to capture
new opportunities.
Internet Tools For Producers
www.agr.gc.ca/compare
As is the case in any business, understanding a farm operation's financial profile is
important to foster its success. Benchmarking is a way to objectively compare the
performance of a farm to the performance of farms of similar size and type. It allows
producers to identify their operation's strengths and weaknesses, and enables them to
make sound business decisions and take advantage of future opportunities.
Agricultural Services Web Site
www.agr.gc.ca/renewal/services
Networking and information-sharing among producers have proven to be a key benefit
to increasing farm management capabilities and addressing a vast array of challenges.
This site provides information on agricultural programs and services in each of the
provinces, farm management clubs and mentoring programs, through links to other government
and government-recognized sites.
Age Verification Help
BC South Peace River Stockmen's Association provides help, free of charge to members,
to age verify animals. This can be from entering your data under a third -party agreement
to helping you enter birthdates on your own computer once you are registered with the
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency.
Please read information on age-verification under Programs
on this website.
For a Third Party Form
(Click Here).
CCIA - Canadian Cattle Identification Agency - 1-877-909-2333
For further information contact: Judy Madden -
doublem@xplornet.com or 250-782-7875
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