Growing your farm profits

By Gary Sliworsky
OMAFRA Rep.

Where do you see your farm business in 5, 10 or 20 years? Do you have a plan that will help you reach your business goals? Do you know where to begin?
The Growing Your Farm Profits workshop can help you identify, plan for and reach your business goals. The program focuses on understanding your farm business activities, why it’s important to plan, developing long term goals, and developing a set of actions to achieve those goals.
Similar to the Environmental Farm Plan, you will complete a self assessment for your farm business. The workshop will cover the following 8 areas of business management:
•Marketing
•Production
•Financial Management
•Human Resources
•Social Responsibility
•Succession Planning
•Business Structure
•Business Strategy
The workshop facilitator will then help you identify your top priorities, develop an action plan, and provide direction regarding industry resources to aid in implementation. You will not be asked to share personal or financial details with the facilitator or other participants.
Past participants report that the workshops helped them develop realistic action plans for achieving their business goals. Some of the activities they plan to carry out include:
•“Improve record-keeping to better understand my business.”
•“Learn more about direct marketing.”
•“Determine if the commodity I’m selling is the most profitable in my area.”
•“Meet with an advisor to develop a written succession plan”
The workshops are available free of charge however space is limited. Register today by contacting the local OSCIA Program Representative:
Richard Trivers at 274 2930, cell: 276 0589, or by visiting www.ontariosoilcrop.org.
Local Workshops:
Day 1 - March 25 - 9:30 - 3:30 - Emo Legion
Day 2 - March 27 - 9:30 - 3:30 - Emo Legion