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What does the future hold for farm stabilization payments in Canada?

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Changes to AgriStability three years ago that were designed to limit the exposure of federal and provincial coffers appear to have been more successful than politicians and bureaucrats ever imagined. The changes implemented for 2013 reduce the potential for a payment as well as the potential size of payment. It now appears the number of
Manitoba farmer Les Harris
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Manitoba farmers dropping out of AgriStability

Changes to the program three years ago made it less effective

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Changes three years ago to AgriStability have prompted some Manitoba farmers to abandon the income stabilization scheme because the cost is too high and the potential for payments too low. Federal statistics show the number of farmers enrolled in the program has dropped about nine per cent since 2012. However, if informal surveys by Keystone
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AAFC Says Market Income Up, Program Payments Down

Higher grain and livestock prices pushed Canadian farm income higher than originally projected in 2010 and, by contrast, 2011 won’t look as rosy, says an Agriculture Canada forecast. But for the foreseeable future, prospects look bright for Canadian agriculture. “Net cash income and average net operating income in 2011 are forecast to drop by 13
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U.S. Reports Record Net Farm Income

The U.S. farm sector is enjoying a broad-based boom, thanks to surging prices and vociferous demand from China, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Dec. 1. U.S. net cash farm income will rise 34 per cent to a record $92.5 billion this year, one of the the rosiest years for American agriculture in four decades. “The
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Canada Farm Income Falls Slightly In 2009

Canadian farmers’ net income slipped slightly in 2009 as sales revenue for livestock fell faster than declining farm expenses, Statistics Canada said on May 25. Realized net farm income – the difference between a farmer’s cash receipts and operating expenses minus depreciation plus income in kind – eased 0.3 per cent to $3.6 billion ($3.3
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Canada Farmers Earning Less Income In 2009

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Canadian farmers are earning less so far in 2009 as grain prices have slipped and the United States is buying less Canadian livestock, Statistics Canada said Nov. 24. Farm cash receipts, which include crop and livestock revenues plus payments from government programs, dropped 4.2 per cent to $32.8 billion from January through September compared with
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Manitoba Trails The Pack In Net Farm Income

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Large increases in fertilizer and fuel costs are being blamed for a sharp drop in Manitoba farmers’ net income last year. Manitoba’s net cash farm income dropped to $725 million in 2008 – down 8.6 per cent from 2007.Netcash income is the difference between total farm cash receipts, including payments, and total operating expenses after
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Hog troubles hit 2007 total net farm income

Total net farm income in Manitoba took a sharp hit last year, due in part to a sell-off of swine herds because of slumping hog markets. Statistics Canada reported Monday that Manitoba’s total net farm income in 2007 was $276 million, down from $302 million in 2006. (Total net income equals cash receipts minus expenses

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