We manufacture and sell a gadget that tells a farmer when the grain bin is full. To make any money we had to learn how to multiply and not add. After selling one, we needed to sell ten, then 100 then 1000 units. What happens if you run into a technical problem, and you have to replace parts on 500 units that are all over Western Canada? What kind of help is out there for someone to start out who does not have much income yet? Join John as he shares his trials and tribulations on his path to success.
2019
How charting cuts through the news (noise). Attendees will receive a market outlook and gain insight into charting and technical analysis, as they pertain to price discovery. David will explain the significance of the chart formations he relies on to identify market highs and lows, and show how these tools can be used to determine when to buy or sell before the market changes direction.
Learn what constitutes a lease for tax purposes and how a lot of leases do meet the true tax definition of a lease. Find out when it makes sense to lease and when it makes sense to buy and why you would choose one over the other, hint, it should have nothing to do with taxes. Lance will use a real world example to show you the tax treatments of a lease vs a purchase and you will likely be surprised at the outcome.
While every family farm operation is unique, many would list transition to the next generation as a common goal. Failing to plan for transition is a common mistake made by many farm families and it can be costly. Tax planning for succession can create significant tax savings and help to ensure the family farm is successful for generations to come. Please join us for an informative session which will identify common tax mistakes made in farm succession planning and how to avoid them.
Pesticide resistance is a concern regardless of the target pest; weed, insect or disease. Learn how resistance develops and what can be done to prevent and manage it. With that knowledge there are management practices that farmers can take to reduce the risk of resistant pest populations developing. Come and learn the steps that are effective in reducing the risk of resistance developing for weeds, insects and diseases using an integrated approach.
Soil is a critical and often undervalued resource in agricultural operations. Recent assessments of soil degradation and its cost to agriculture in Canada indicate that soil conservation efforts have fallen far short of expectations. There are a variety of soil management practices available to farmers that can be implemented in a systematic approach to build soil productivity and profitability to ensure the sustainability of farms and the industry. These practices, tillage in particular, and their implementations, will be examined in the context of the challenges facing agriculture. Another related issue to be addressed is the need to decouple management practices that conserve soil health from those that conserve water quality.
