Reading Time: 2 minutes An issue in the AgriStability model for heavy weight cattle in 2024 means some Alberta producers will have to pay back their benefits.
Alberta producers must repay AgriStability benefits after cattle pricing error
AFSC says a modelling inconsistency in heavy weight cattle prices led to overpayments in the 2024 program year and is offering flexible repayment arrangements to affected clients
Livestock receipts drive farm cash to $101B despite crop decline
Rising cattle prices push livestock receipts from $30B in 2021 to $45B, while direct government payments fall to lowest level in five years
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian farm cash receipts rose to $101 billion in 2025 as surging livestock revenues offset declining crop receipts and shrinking direct government payments.
Feed costs on rented pasture now eligible for AgriStability
Pasture-related feed costs are now allowable expenses for AgriStability participants.
Budget 2025 includes trade focus, boost for agriculture risk management
The 2025 budget includes several investments relevant to the agriculture sector, including new trade corridors and financial supports for farmers
B.C. farmers to receive increased AgriStability supports
Government sites extreme weather, trade concerns for increased funding
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
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
Electioneering overload
This has been a more-bruising-than-usual national campaign
Reading Time: 3 minutes Grainews editor Dave Bedard says farmers might not like politics, but they need to engage in it if they want to be heard - even with candidates they might not personally support.
AgriStability deadline extended
The deadline for enrollment in the 2025 AgriStability program has been extended to July 31 from April 30.
AgriStability compensation for farmers increased in face of Chinese tariffs
The support also doubles the maximum available from the program to $6 million
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ottawa has announced support for farmers affected by the Chinese tariffs.
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
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.