1. Commerce 492 - Agribusiness Venture Management
5 Business Plan Proposals
Carolinny Sprouts - a sprouts manufacturer
Biostuff - a hog manure biodigester
Tree Bien - a greenhouse tree nursery
Riverview Farms - a fruit farm
CUTO - a greenhouse tomato & cucumber marketer

2. Business Proposal for Carolinny Sprouts Ltd.
Agribusiness Venture Management Commerce 492.3
Bill Brown & Marv Painter
October 7, 2000
Dean Hurd
Ryan Hunt
Chris Kinar
Corey Giasson

3. Mission Statement
To do a feasibility analysis of a young business called Carolinny Sprouts. This will include the feasibility of expansion, finding ways to decrease operating costs, and to look at new marketing options.
Ways to reduce operating costs?
Where is the most feasible place for expansion?
What are some innovative ways to market the product?

4. Product Carolinny’s sprouts are organic and grown in Saskatchewan.
Contains no Salmonella or E. coli.
Nine different kinds:
Alfalfa/Clover, Broccoli, Broccoli Mix, Lentil, Radish, Radish Mix, Onion Mix, Peas, and Sunflower.
Plus Cat Grass for your dog or cat at Christmas.

5. Biodigesters in Saskatchewan: A feasibility Study
Sean Ewing
Amy Grant
Lee Irvine
Scott Simonson
Connie Tang

6. What is a biodigester?
Converts organic material (hog manure) into simple inorganic substance including N, P, and K
Involves microbial, anaerobic digestion
Basic products: water, heat, gas (methane and carbon dioxide mainly) and inorganic substances

7. Features of a Biodigester
Eliminate concerns for odor associated with lagoons
Avoid ground water contamination
Eliminate land requirements and maintenance requirement associated with lagoons
Potential to generate energy

8. Proposal
BioStuff Corporation will purchase land near a 5000 sow farrow to finish hog barn and connect to the lagoon feed
The BioStuff Corp. will provide the service of waste removal to the barn
BioStuff Corp. will market the products as (environmentally friendly) Green StuffTM

9. “Tree Bién” Seedling Nursery
By Shauna Gosselin, Tabitha Loyns, Mark Clements and Kris Kotzer

10. Goals and Objectives
to set up a greenhouse in conjunction with recycled energy from a SaskEnergy compressor station
to provide a competitive number of tree seedlings to the marketplace
to establish and maintain contacts for the sale of tree seedlings
to maintain profitability in all aspects of business management

11. Riverview Orchard Business Proposal Jason Newton Jeanine Delainey
Rebecca Holden
Leslie McKenzie

12. Operations Plan
Crops: strawberries, apples, sweet berry honeysuckle, saskatoon berries, cantaloupe, and raspberries
Mainly a U-pick operation, some produce sold commercially with primary processing done
Crop spraying and rotation to minimize disease and loss of produce

13. Operations Plan
Canteen set up, not as money making venture, but for customer awareness and satisfaction
Canteen produce will require minimal financial and mechanical inputs
Quality assurance programs implemented to ensure the safety of the food provided for the customers

14. CUTO Enterprises Business Plan Proposal
C. Baillargeon, K. Ivey, C. Mardell & K.Templeton
Comm 492.3

15. CUTO’s Aim Centralized marketing-arm Marketing consistent produce
Capture advantages of single-desk selling
Still maintain producer control, while clearly defining market standards