Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation has created a ‘salvage’ grade factor for 2019 crops harvested this spring. The grade was created following a survey of buyers to determine a range of prices at which crops are trading. If the grain is of lower quality than normal grade factors account for, the salvage factor provides an assessment […] Read more
AFSC creates ‘salvage grade’ for spring-harvested crops
Crop insurance claims being made a priority
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ensuring outstanding crop insurance claims on unharvested acres are processed prior to seeding is one of three top priorities that Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley are focusing on in discussions with government officials, the two farm groups say. In an April 27 update, the cereal commissions said Agriculture Financial Services Corporation “has been implementing its […] Read more
AFSC makes changes to perennial crop insurance
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation is making several adjustments to its perennial crop insurance programs for 2020. These include: Recalculated historical pasture normal yields, resulting in an increase of coverage for pasture insurance. On average, pasture normal yields have increased approximately 55 per cent for this year, which means clients receive higher compensation in the event […] Read more
AFSC offers help for farmer clients
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says there are “a number of options available to help clients with cash flow challenges” because of the poor growing season and dismal harvest. “This year, eligible clients can take advantage of a Post-Harvest Advance or a Preliminary Payment, and receive a portion of their estimated claim as an early payment, […] Read more
Don’t let the crop insurance deadline pass you by
The signup deadline is April 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute The deadline for crop insurance coverage and AgriStability enrolment is fast approaching. The deadline for signing up for the Spring Price Endorsement is April 30, which is also the last day for enrolling in AgriStability without penalty. The Spring Price Endorsement provides protection on a crop-specific basis from ‘within-year’ price declines for both production-based and […] Read more
Crop and calf insurance premiums are down this year
The cost of crop insurance is nine per cent lower, although where you live and what you grow makes a difference
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most crop producers will see lower crop insurance premium rates this year, says the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation. And cow-calf producers will see reduced premiums for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program, too. On average, 2019 crop insurance premium rates are nine per cent lower than last year, AFSC said in a news release. It […] Read more
In denial? Farmers ‘failing’ in battle against clubroot
Scott Keller has crunched acreage numbers and found tight rotations and susceptible varieties are commonplace
Reading Time: 6 minutes For the last three years, Scott Keller has been crunching acreage numbers from the provincial crop insurer — and he’s not liking what he sees. “To me, everything the researchers and the Canola Council (of Canada) is saying that farmers should do; they’re not even doing anything outside of just adopting the resistant varieties,” said […] Read more
Plebiscite on provincial beef checkoff being held
Vote is being held until Nov. 13
Reading Time: < 1 minute Producers are being urged “to get out and vote” in a plebiscite on whether to make the $2 provincial beef checkoff non-refundable. “This is your opportunity to have your voice heard,” said Norine Moore, chair of the Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council. Currently, producers can request a full or partial refund of the checkoff. The […] Read more
AFSC lowering crop insurance premiums this year
The provincial crop insurer says it is reducing premiums by an average of eight per cent
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation is lowering crop insurance premiums. “On average, 2018 premium rates for crops are eight per cent lower than they were in 2017,” AFSC said in a news release. “The decrease in premium rates is a reflection of the generally good growing conditions over the past few years, which resulted in positive […] Read more
Interest-free loans for wildfire damage offered
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ranchers and farmers in Cypress County and the MD of Acadia, which were hit by wildfires in October, can now apply for interest-free rebuilding loans of up to $25,000. Applications under the Hilda Wildfire Support Loan Program will be accepted until March 31. The loans can go to fund working capital, pay expenses and/or help […] Read more
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