Reading Time: 4 minutes The 2025 budget includes several investments relevant to the agriculture sector, including new trade corridors and financial supports for farmers
Budget 2025 includes trade focus, boost for agriculture risk management
B.C. farmers to receive increased AgriStability supports
Government sites extreme weather, trade concerns for increased funding
Reading Time: < 1 minute B.C. farmers to receive bump in AgriStability compensations due to weather concerns, international trade instability
Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes
federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the maximum payment from $3 million to $6 million
Reading Time: < 1 minute federal government proposed several months ago to increase the compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent and double the maximum payment from $3 million to $6 million
AgriStability deadline extended
Reading Time: < 1 minute The deadline for enrollment in the 2025 AgriStability program has been extended to July 31 from April 30.
Policy institute calls for open review of ag spending
It’s been 13 years since agricultural spending was reviewed, and some programs may no longer meet producer needs
Reading Time: 4 minutes A full-scale review of Canadian agricultural spending should be a top priority in this time of global uncertainty, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Ottawa increases AgriStability compensation in face of Chinese tariffs
APAS says significant concerns remain for farmers' immediate financial challenges
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa has announced support for farmers affected by the Chinese tariffs.
Farmers make case for aid if tariffs imposed
Uncertainty over whether the U.S. will impose tariffs on Canadian agriculture is already resulting in lost sales, meeting hears
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers from various Canadian agricultural sectors told federal officials this week the government must be prepared to help if tariffs take effect.
Ag ministers discuss BRM changes
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada’s agriculture ministers wrapped up their annual meeting in Whitehorse Friday saying they continue to look at changes to business risk management programs to make them more responsive.
Nova Scotia farmers granted late AgriStability entry
Enrolment for 2023 now an option until Dec. 31, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nova Scotia farmers who aren’t in on AgriStability for 2023 and whose operations were hit hard by weather events this spring and/or summer now have until the end of next year to enroll. The Nova Scotia and federal governments on Friday announced enrolment for the ag income stabilization program, which ended on April 30, has […] Read more
Alberta farmers granted late AgriStability entry
Enrolment deadline now Sept. 29
Reading Time: 2 minutes Any Alberta producers who were considering AgriStability — but only in hindsight — for the income stabilization plan’s 2023 program year now have until Sept. 29 to apply. Ottawa and the province announced Aug. 4 that they’ve reopened the jointly-funded program, as wildfires and/or “extremely dry” growing conditions have dragged on many Alberta producers’ work […] Read more
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