Too often, entrepreneurial-minded growers love the idea of their farm business more than actually running the business, says Bev Connell, principal of Nova Scotia-based ProAgri Consulting Ltd. “Passion doesn’t necessarily mean profit,” he said. Connell offers several practical tips for growers looking to diversify their businesses: -Add value: Processing their crops into new products or making their farms destinations for consumers can help boost farm revenues. A grower may see just 13.8 per cent of an apple’s retail price, but a strategy for bringing people to their orchard can boost revenues from crop production significantly. He suggests growers ask themselves: […]