By Art Lange, AJL Consulting

Farm management (or business) consultants are relatively new to the farm scene in Canada. They started to appear after Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) passed the Farm Debt Mediation Act in 1997. From 1998 to 2009, AAFC offered the Farm Consultation Service and the Canadian Farm Business Advisory Service. So these government programs helped to foster the era of farm management consultants.

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