Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada and its partners across the country launched the 13th annual FCC Drive Away Hunger campaign with a goal of providing four million meals for Canada’s food banks. FCC Drive Away Hunger tractor tours will take place next month in B.C., Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan. FCC is also collecting food […] Read more
Food bank donation drive underway
Alberta community groups receive funding
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fifteen groups in Alberta are among the 78 rural Canadian organizations receiving $1 million in grants from Farm Credit Canada’s FCC AgriSpirit Fund this year. The fund awards between $5,000 and $25,000 for community improvement projects, such as hospitals and medical centres, childcare facilities, fire and rescue equipment, playgrounds, food banks, libraries, recreation centres, and community […] Read more
Fahler centre receives funding
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Centre d’appui à la famille et à l’enfance (CAFE) Nord-Ouest in Fahler is one of eight recipients of a grant from Farm Credit Canada’s Expression Fund. The centre received $7,500 from the fund, part of $50,000 in grants given out this year to eight groups across the country. More than 110 organizations applied for […] Read more
FCC expands loan program for young farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada is expanding its loan program for young farmers by $500 million. FCC launched the program four years ago and had nearly 6,000 loans totalling more than $1.3 billion as of Dec. 31, 2015. The Young Farmer Loan program provides qualified producers, under age 40, with loans of up to $500,000 to purchase […] Read more
Grants available for francophone groups
Reading Time: < 1 minute Community and volunteer groups located in French and English linguistic minority communities are encouraged to consider applying for Farm Credit Canada’s Expression Fund. The fund gives grants of between $2,000 and $10,000 for initiatives such as community centres, schools, daycare centres and artistic projects, such as theatrical productions, art galleries, and concerts. Last year, the Association canadienne-française de […] Read more
Alberta 4-H clubs get FCC funding
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fifty-two 4-H clubs in Alberta are beneficiaries of Farm Credit Canada’s 4-H Club Fund. The farm lender donated $122,000 to 251 4-H clubs across Canada to support various local events and activities, with $26,000 going to Alberta clubs. The fund is part of FCC’s $1-million contribution committed over four years to 4-H Canada. This contribution, […] Read more
Nearly 60 Alberta 4-H clubs receive FCC funding
Clubs can get up to $500 for activities and events, and the next application deadline is in the fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fifty-seven 4-H clubs in Alberta have been given a combined total of $27,750 by Farm Credit Canada to support various local events and activities. In all, FCC gave out $130,000 to 263 4-H clubs across Canada, part of its $1-million, four-year commitment to 4-H Canada. In addition to supporting local 4-H activities, it supports national […] Read more
FCC awards honour women in agriculture
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is seeking nominations for the 2013 FCC Rosemary Davis Award, which recognizes and honours Canadian women for their leadership and commitment to agriculture. Individuals are encouraged to take time to recognize a woman who is making a difference in the agriculture industry. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Candidates are selected based on […] Read more
FCC seeks applications from official language minority communities
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the sixth year in a row, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will award $50,000 from the FCC Expression Fund to encourage the use of Canada’s official languages in communities across Canada. The fund supports projects that contribute to the vitality of official language minority communities and help residents express the cultural and linguistic diversity of […] Read more
FCC seeks applications from official language minority communities
For the sixth year in a row, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will award $50,000 from the FCC Expression Fund to encourage the use of Canada’s official languages in communities across Canada. The Expression Fund supports projects that contribute to the vitality of official language minority communities and help residents express the cultural and linguistic diversity […] Read more
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