Hutterite Brethren
Hutterites
A part of the Western Canadian landscape since the 1900s, Hutterite colonies are evolving alongside other farming communities to meet increasingly complex market and legislative changes. From making operations more efficient to meeting their unique tax requirements, strategic decisions on Hutterite colonies encompass the well-being of their entire membership.
MNP is proud to represent the interests of 350 Hutterite colonies across Canada. We have worked collaboratively with Hutterite Brethren for more than 50 years to create strategies and management plans that suite their unique needs.
As trusted advisors and advocates of Hutterite colonies, MNP has an inside edge on how Colonies run businesses, the tax challenges they face and what day-to-day life on a colony looks like. Find out more:
- Taxation of Hutterites
- Land ownership
- Colony expansion
- Farm Management Consulting
- Corporate Finance
- Power Aggregation
Insights
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Performance
May 23, 2023
A guide to benchmarking for grain farmers
Rather than strictly a comparison to your peers, benchmarking offers grain farmers a chance to look at their own business from a different perspective and build a guide for the future success of their operations.
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Performance
November 07, 2022
Advance Payments: Federal Funding for Farmers
Managing cash flow can be challenging for agricultural producers. The federal government’s Advance Payments Program can help.
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Confidence
April 19, 2023
Mentoring and transition starts in the farm management buddy seat
The ride-a-long or farm management buddy seat is essentially a mentorship program to adequately train the next generation in the areas of farm business management – so you can leave a lasting legacy on your terms.
Contact Our Hutterite Brethren Team
Scott Dickson CA
Director Livestock Services, VP Hutterite Services
Scott Dickson, CPA, CA, is Director of Livestock Services and Vice President of Hutterite Services for MNP. A recognized authority on agricultural issues, Scott advises on a wide range of government agriculture programs, acts as an advocate for producers and assists with various business issues including succession, estate and tax planning.
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience working with Hutterite colonies in Manitoba and then Alberta, Scott delivers a broad range of services to some of MNP’s more than 300 colony clients. As Director of Livestock Services, he plays a lead role in delivering key services to approximately half of MNP’s 15,000 Agriculture clients in the beef, dairy, swine and poultry industries.
Scott’s clients benefit from knowledge gained through MNP’s involvement in a number of cost of production surveys in Western Canada and in extensive profitability consulting especially with respect to various trade dispute issues. Scott also uses MNP’s proprietary TransitionSMART™ process to help producers develop a succession plan and address their personal situation.
Scott earned his Chartered Accountant (CA) designation in 1988.