Best Practices Suite
Farm Business Advisors
Advanced Business
Planning Consultants
Farm Business Advisors and consultants may be
affiliated with a number of associations, organizations and corporations who deliver
farm business advisory services.
Please note that this external site is
not intended to represent a listing of all farm business advisors or organizations.
Neither OMAFRA nor its agencies or representatives can guarantee the accuracy
of any of the information on this site nor should inclusion of this information
on this site be taken as an endorsement by OMAFRA or its agencies or its representatives.
OMAFRA, or its agencies or its representatives do not in any way guarantee or
warrant the quality of the advisor or the quality of their work or information
provided on these this external site. The National Farm Business Advisor Database
is designed to help farmers and farm businesses and provides information on farm
business advisors and their associations and organizations.
Farmers,
farm businesses and producers are encouraged to seek independent legal advice
when entering into a contract with an advisor.
For more information on
selecting an advisor, please refer to the factsheet entitled, "Choosing a
Business Consultant", http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/busdev/facts/09-033.htm.
Canadian Farm Business Management Council - National Farm Business
Advisor Database
The Canadian Farm Business Management Council (CFBMC)
is Canada's only national organization devoted exclusively to developing and distributing
farm management information to promote and foster the development of excellence
in Canada's agricultural sector. In today's environment, managing for success
is contingent upon having access to reliable resources - one such resource is
farm business advisors. Advisors can help you identify new opportunities and develop
creative strategies for management challenges. Farm advisors are an integral part
of a successful management team.
Farmers, start searching for an advisor
that meets your needs today! Access resources to enhance your understanding of
farm advisory services and choose the advisor that best suits your operation.
A comprehensive list of farm business advisory associations and organizations
along with a glossary of acronyms accompany the database, providing additional
information on farm advisory services in Canada.
Visit www.farmcentre.com/farmadvisors
to search for an advisor or register as an advisor.
Canadian Association
of Farm Advisors (CAFA)
CAFA is the nationally recognized organization
for professional farm advisors. CAFA advisors maintain high standards while continually
increasing farm advisory skills and knowledge intended to provide measurable value
to their farm clients.
www.cafanet.com/FarmAdvisorListing.aspx
Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association
The Canadian
Consulting Agrologists Association (CCAA) is a membership-driven organization
of professional consultants, dedicated to providing consulting services to agricultural
sectors across the world. Committed to providing leadership for excellence in
agricultural consulting, the CCAA promotes competency standards, certification
and professional development. The CCAA provides a national voice and acts as an
advocate for the profession of agricultural consulting, with a view to maximizing
the exposure of CCAA members in the global agriculture industry.
www.ccaa.bz/member-search-tool
Ontario Institute of Agrology
Since 1960, the Ontario
Institute of Agrologists has been comprised of professionals working in agriculture.
The Ontario Institute of Agrologists (OIA) serves under a provincial Act as a
professional regulatory body in the province. A provincial Institute of Agrology
exists in each Canadian province. Working to establish the highest standards for
professional Agrologists, efforts are directed by licensed professionals to ensure
that the public has complete trust in the health and safety of Ontario’s
agriculture, agri-food and agri-life science sectors. Farm business advisors,
field sales agents, Ag finance service representatives and crop production experts
that meet rigourous competency standards and abide by strict code of conduct and
ethical practice requirements, as well as work within stewardship principles can
achieve the Professional Agrologist (P.Ag.) or Technical Agrologist (T.Ag.) status.
Licensed Agrologists are publically accountable and as such, a public complaint
can be lodged with the OIA against a licensed Agrologist.
www.oia.on.ca/find-an-agrologist/
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