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New Funds To Support Rural 4-H

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Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has announced the continuation and expansion of the FCC 4-H 4-Ever program in partnership with the Canadian 4-H Council, with an annual funding commitment of $250,000 for each of the next four years. The FCC 4-H 4-Ever program was conceived in 2006 to help raise awareness of 4-H and grow membership
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In Brief… – for Jul. 9, 2009

Low on the radar: Shifting consumer demand is shaping a new reality for Canadian agriculture, but it doesn’t rate high on the radar screen for many producers and agribusiness operators. In a recent survey of FCC’s 9,000-member Vision panel, consumer demand ranked last when producers and agribusiness owners were asked what factors were driving any
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FCC Has Unfair Advantage, Credit Unions Charge

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“Our strategy is not to undercut competitors to win business, but it is to be competitive.” – GREG STEWART, FCC PRESIDENT AND CEO Farm Credit Canada is using its governmentsupplied funds to expand its role in agriculture lending to the point that the survival of some community credit unions is in jeopardy, says Pam Skotnitsky,
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Green Vision Earns Niverville Couple Top Award

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“Green is the new dot-com. I’d like to see this work in agriculture.” – GRANT DYCK This funky new farm home is unmistakenly black, until you meet the couple building it. Then you realize it’s actually green, and embraces this young couple’s hopeful vision for their farm. Niverville farmers Colleen and Grant Dyck’s new home,
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Safety Record On Canadian Farms Improving

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Fewer farmers and their family members are being killed on Canadian farms, a new report says. It may be because farmers take safety more seriously nowadays. Fatal agricultural injury data from 1990 to 2005 recently released by the Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP) show a small but steady decline in the number of agricultural
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FCC Fund Provides $62,000 In Manitoba

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Five local capital projects in rural Manitoba communities will share $62,000 in support this year from the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) AgriSpirit Fund. The chosen five were from among 835 applications in 2008 from across Canada, of which 76 were selected for funding, the federal farm lending agency said in a release March 9. The
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Child Safety Is Priority, Says New Farm Safety Study

FARM CREDIT CANADA RELEASE Anew farm safety study says that although most Canadian primary producers believe farm safety is important (83 per cent), very few actually have a formal safety plan in place (15 per cent). Although producers report that safety is important, they may not practise all safety measures regularly. “Farm Credit Canada partnered
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Credit Crunch Hits The Pork Industry

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“Every pig farmer’s risk rating is worse now than it was 18 months ago.” – STEPHEN MOFFETT, CPC Canada’s pork producers are worried the current financial crisis, coupled with continuing tough times in the industry, is causing them a serious credit crunch. The Canadian Pork Council is asking Ottawa to further loosen an already-extended repayment
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Budget Aid To Be Followed By Livestock Aid Meeting

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“We see (slaughter capacity funding) as filling in holes and gaps in packing facilities across the country.” – Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz The progress reports the Liberals have demanded for their support of the Jan. 27 federal budget should help farm groups keep track of how much of the $550 million allocated for agriculture is
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The party’s over. The hangover begins

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Data from Statistics Canada’s annual Farm Financial Survey suggest the events of the last 18 months will live long in the collective memory of Manitoba farmers – in the form of a pounding financial hangover. The 2007 survey (the 2008 numbers are not yet released) would suggest farmers were quick to respond to the short-lived

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