Farm credit could be harder to get

“If input prices do not have a downward trend to match commodity prices, it’s going to be very serious.” –Ian Wishart, KAP The long arm of the global financial crisis may be reaching out to affect Manitoba farmers and their spring planting intentions. Farmers say their operating costs for next year’s crop could double in

Canada’s farmers nervously eye financial crisis

“I think what started out looking like a great year has suddenly… chilled a little bit.” Canadian farmers, alarmed by plunging commodity prices, are nervous that the global financial crisis could tighten up the credit they count on to tackle the rising cost of planting crops and feeding livestock. There have been few signs of