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Ride the market wave into livestock risk management

Livestock Price Insurance and AgriStability make sense to enter when cattle prices are up expert says

By Don Norman February 22, 2023

Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) has never looked better for cattle producers, says Manitoba Agriculture Farm Management Specialist, Ben Hamm. Cattle prices have been rising steadily over the past 12 months, and they’re approaching the highs seen in 2014 and 2015. “We saw some significant profitability in 2014-2015,” says Hamm. “We never dreamed that we would

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Alberta poultry sector gets late entry for AgriStability

Participation deadline extended to end of month

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 2, 2023

In the wake of avian influenza outbreaks in the region, Alberta poultry producers have been granted a late participation option to sign up for the federal/provincial AgriStability income stabilization program. Provincial Ag Minister Nate Horner on Wednesday announced the two levels of government have reached an agreement to allow poultry producers late participation in AgriStability

“During this time of high interest rates, it’s becoming more imperative for producers to use low-interest financing tools.” – Syeda Khurram.

News, Other

Farmers cash in on interest-free loans

This summer the federal government upped the interest-free portion of the Advance Payments Program

By Geralyn Wichers, Jeff Melchior December 16, 2022

Manitoba administrators of the Advance Payments Program say clients are making use of the increased interest-free portion and borrowing more money. “The amount of the advances have [increased] significantly,” said Randy Ozunko, who manages the program for the Manitoba Pork Council. The APP is federally funded and administered by producer groups. It offers up to

News

New ag policy framework gets mostly thumbs-up

By Alexis Kienlen August 27, 2022

Change in the AgriStability reference margin from 70 to 80 per cent may encourage more participation

The new national business risk management plan is getting a generally positive reception from farm organization leaders. The new framework, titled the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, was announced by federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers following their annual meeting at the end of July. Grain Growers of Canada chair Andre Harpe said he was glad the ministers were able to reach a decision,

Federal Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (r) visits the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show near Langham, Sask. on July 20, 2022. (Greg Berg photo)

Weather

Ag ministers lock in next policy funding framework

AgriStability compensation rate to rise; new EGS program planned; some agmins decry feds' approach on fertilizer emission cuts

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 23, 2022

The new federal-provincial ag policy funding framework due to take effect next April 1 will include a new ecological goods and services plan and a sweetened compensation rate for AgriStability. Following meetings this week in Saskatoon, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her provincial and territorial counterparts on Friday mapped out the bones of their

Markets, Weather

AgriStability enrolment deadline extended for 2022

Two-month extension in place for fourth year in a row

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 29, 2022

The deadline for Canadian farmers to enroll in AgriStability has been extended for two months — making 2022 the fourth year in a row with a enrolment deadline bump for the farm income stabilization program. The enrolment deadline without penalty for the 2022 program year was previously scheduled for this Saturday, April 30, but is

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: The countdown on the next farm policy review begins

By Gord Gilmour February 10, 2022

The next national agricultural policy framework will take effect April 1, 2023. That gives the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers just over a year to make the new rules that will govern countless aspects of your business’s financial life. That’s not much time to get them right. One of the biggest bones of contention

A tractor-mounted snowblower runs through rows of piled-up surplus potatoes on a field near Victoria, P.E.I., about 35 km west of Charlottetown, on Dec. 20, 2021. The shredded potatoes are expected to break down over the winter as compost. (Screengrab from P.E.I. Potato Board video)

Crops, Markets

Feds put up funds toward managing P.E.I. potato surplus

Ottawa budgets $28 million for distribution and disposal

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 21, 2021

Prince Edward Island potatoes locked out of the U.S. export market will go either to food banks or “environmentally-sound” disposal with new federal funding. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Monday announced $28 million “to support the diversion of surplus potatoes, including help to redirect surplus potatoes to organizations addressing food insecurity and support for

“I think moving forward there will be some modifications and some improvements to the program… Will it be what all agriculture wants? It may not be all of that.” – Bill Campbell.

News, Other

Still hope for improvements to AgriStability

KAP says co-operation to address drought a positive sign for risk management negotiations

By Allan Dawson December 16, 2021

It appears the major AgriStability overhaul many farmers want is unlikely any time soon, but Bill Campbell is optimistic improvements can still be made. “I think moving forward there will be some modifications and some improvements to the program,” Campbell, president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), said in an interview Dec. 8, the day

Farmers whose drought-stricken crops faced yield shortfalls can claim any contract losses as eligible AgriStability expenses.

News

Grain contract losses an eligible AgriStability expense

The NFU wants a mandatory ‘act of God’ contract clause but a veteran grain trader says it won’t fly

By Allan Dawson November 12, 2021

Farmers who lost money because they forward sold more crop than they grew can claim that as an expense under AgriStability. And Manitoba farmers not enrolled can still join the risk management program, but with a 20 per cent penalty on payouts. That’s the message Stewart Wells wants every farmer to hear. The Swift Current,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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