Cover Story

The keys to survival – a level playing field, cost cutting and finding new revenue sources

by MARY BAXTER & DON STONEMAN

Steve Eby farms with his father Stan near Kincardine, where they have capacity to finish 1,700 cattle. Cattle farming is what this 39-year-old father of two knows. Like his dad, he’s been at it most of his life.

So, when BSE hit in 2003, the Ebys made the decision to stick it through. Steve reviewed his costs, buckled down, kept all of those involved in his business informed and maintained a firm focus on what’s important in life. “You can’t let go of that,” he says, referring to his family.

Masterminding Rich Profits from Pigeon Breeding – or a Multi-Million Dollar Scam?

No one involved and no police or government authorities have even
hinted at wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the rapid growth of a business that has no apparent end market raises consumer protection concerns and some people even go so far as to allege a Ponzi scheme where investors may get hurt.

by MARY BAXTER, ROBERT IRWIN AND DON STONEMAN