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Comment: Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’

Agricultural policy used to be aimed at the middle — but what if the middle is missing?

By Alfons Weersink August 29, 2022

Canada’s agriculture industry has been undergoing significant changes over the past 45 years. Since the 1970s, the number of farms has been steadily declining, but not all farms have been impacted equally — mid-size farms have been hit the hardest, as the number of small and large farms increases. The mid-size farm category used to

Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: Co-operation breakdown

Drought-prompted AgriStability changes are not a sign of continued co-operation

By D.C. Fraser August 16, 2021

A drought forced the federal and Saskatchewan government to reach an agreement on AgriStability – but is it a sign of what’s to come? Near the start of August, the two governments agreed to allow Saskatchewan producers early access to the 2021 payments they are entitled to. The two ministers of agriculture involved, Marie-Claude Bibeau

U.S. farm aid began shooting up in 2018 thanks to Washington’s ‘market facilitation program’ but will go sky high this year after President Donald Trump pledged $16 billion for farmers hurt by the pandemic.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Farm aid is raining down south of the border, but not in Canada

These farmers say they don’t want bailouts — but effective risk management programs are needed

By Jennifer Blair August 19, 2020

American farmers will receive record-high amounts of farm aid this year, but Canadian producers say they don’t want a handout — just a business risk management program that works. The current programs, such as AgriStability, don’t function well, said Sexsmith, Alta.-area farmer Greg Sears. “It’s not predictable, it’s not timely, and it rarely pays out —

Is the program too complex and ‘unbankable’ to be reformed?

News, Other

Is it time to break through the maze of AgriStability?

Some farmers have long thought so and now the provincial ag minister is also wondering

By Allan Dawson March 19, 2020

Manitoba Agriculture Minister Blaine Pedersen has asked his department for ideas on how to replace AgriStability with an enhanced AgriInvest program. Some frustrated farmers say it might be better to scrap AgriStability in favour of something else. Pedersen, who has called AgriStability “a broken wheel,” doesn’t disagree. “There’s lots of challenges with AgriStability so let’s

There has been declining enrolment in AgriStability over the years.

News, Other

Farmers fed up with AgriStability

CFA has a three-pronged approach to address farmers’ concerns with farm program

By Allan Dawson March 19, 2020

Canadian farmers are fed up with governments failing to fix AgriStability, says Chris van den Heuvel, second vice-president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) and a Nova Scotia farmer. “We’re relying on programs that are ineffective, untimely and not impactful,” he said in an interview March 5. “We have been bringing this forth continuously

“With AgriStability you are protecting a margin and it’s more coverage than you think.”

News, Other

The quest for a perfect farm safety net program

There’s a long list of plans that have come and gone

By Allan Dawson March 19, 2020

The perfect farm income stabilization program is as elusive as utopia itself. But a lot of farmers say they would be happy if AgriStability’s payout trigger went back to an 85 per cent, instead of the current 70. But that would cost governments potentially a few hundred millions of dollars more, estimates University of Saskatchewan

Dairy cattle, Livestock

EU farming chief wants rapid Brexit talks, plans new dairy aid

By GFM Network News, Michael Hogan June 30, 2016

Hannover, Germany | Reuters — Europe’s agriculture industry, already grappling with a dairy crisis, wants rapid talks about Britain’s exit from the European Union to minimise disruption, EU farming commissioner Phil Hogan said on Thursday. “Farmers know better than anyone that you need stability and certainty to plan for the future,” Hogan said in a

Our History

Legislation to be passed for two new farm support programs

Our History: January 1991

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 28, 2016

This ad from our January 17, 1991 issue reminds of when the Prairie Pools operated XCAN, their own domestic and export marketing company. The front-page story that week reported that Grains Minister Charlie Mayer had announced that legislation would be passed to implement two new support programs, GRIP and NISA, for 1991-92. They were necessary

Canada eyes Mercosur trade pact to reduce U.S. reliance, minister says

Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

Daily Network News

Canada eyes Mercosur trade pact to reduce U.S. reliance, minister says

Canada and New Zealand resolve dairy trade dispute, Canada says

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

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Comment: Canada’s disappearing ‘average farmer’

Opinion: Co-operation breakdown

Farm aid is raining down south of the border, but not in Canada

Is it time to break through the maze of AgriStability?

Farmers fed up with AgriStability

The quest for a perfect farm safety net program

EU farming chief wants rapid Brexit talks, plans new dairy aid

Legislation to be passed for two new farm support programs

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