Farmer-facing recommended changes to the Advance Payments Program have started to roll out this year with a different approach to credit checks.

Advance payment changes still mostly in waiting

APP cash advances for 2025 included a credit-worthiness change, but another three recommended updates for the federal farm lending program are still in limbo

APP cash advances for 2025 included a credit-worthiness change for farmers, but another three recommended updates for the federal farm lending program are still in limbo.




SOURCE: FARM CREDIT CANADA (FCC)

Livestock leads Canada’s farm economic outlook

Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs

Canada’s general economic growth is in decline, but pockets of good news exist in the agricultural world, largely for cattle and hogs, according to Farm Credit Canada’s September 2025 economic update.