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Crop insurance premiums likely up — but not 60 per cent

Reading Time: 4 minutes Crop insurance premiums are not rising by more than half for Alberta farmers, but they’ll likely have to dig deeper in their pockets. The year-over-year average increase is 22 per cent, not the 60 per cent suggested in a recent Global news report, says the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation. That figure exists in the province’s […] Read more

Shutdowns and slowdowns at packing plants caused by COVID-19 have created a backlog of 130,000 cattle that must be fed until they can be processed.

Packing plants back on track, but future uncertain

With a huge backlog of animals to work through, cattle groups are fearful of what comes next

Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta’s beef-packing plants are working at or near full capacity but the crisis is not over yet, say cattle leaders. “Our processing capacity has continued to increase over the past few weeks and cattle prices have been relatively strong, but markets are still vulnerable to a disruption in the processing plants,” Alberta Beef Producers chair […] Read more