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Improving Business Skills For Farm Owners/Managers

The Advanced Farm Management Program is described as a chance to improve farm owners and managers business management skills.

The program enters it's fourth year in November in three locations - St. Jacobs, London and North Gower.

Rob Hannam of Synthesis Agri-Food Network and Mike Bossy of Bossy Nagy Group Chartered Professional Accountants will be facilitating the sessions.

Agri-food Management Institute Chair Doug Alexander says participants will be exposed to best practices in human resources, financial management and marketing.

AMI offers the program in partnership with Synthesis Agri-Food Network.

The program's five intensive, one-day training sessions stretch over a four month period from November of 2015 to February of 2016.

More details and application forms are on the website www.advancedfarmmanagement.ca.

Deadline for applications is October 31st.

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