CCGA launches cash advance program
The Canadian Canola Growers Association is now accepting applications for its 2025 Advance Payments Program.
This year, the organization will begin issuing cash advance funds on April 1.
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Producers can apply for up to $1 million in financing, with the interest-free component at $100,000 and the remaining at an interest-bearing rate of prime less 0.25 per cent.
First-time applicants are encouraged to apply through the association’s contact centre by calling 1-866-745-2256.
Returning customers can use the self-serve options available in their online account at ccga.ca.
Mental health funding available
The Do More Agriculture Foundation is looking for applications for the 2025 Community Fund for rural mental health education.
The fund is intended to help rural communities organize workshops about mental health.
Applications are open until March 2.
Farm Credit Canada has committed to increase its support for the program.
Last year, 140 communities applied for funding, showcasing a strong need across Canada for more mental health learning at the community level.
Program offerings include the popular Talk Ask Listen and In the Know sessions, SafeTALK suicide support workshop, and intensive Mental Health First Aid training. A peer-to-peer grief support group will continue.
The Field of Mind men’s mental health support sessions will expand in 2025.
Specialized AgCulture courses will continue to provide mental health professionals with an in-depth understanding of the specific challenges unique to the agricultural sector.
Junior Angus scholarships awarded
Prizes were recently awarded to five finalists in the Canadian Angus Foundation Legacy Scholarship program.
Reegan Frey placed first and received a $5,000 scholarship. She completed her agribusiness diploma at Assiniboine Community College in 2023 and is currently pursuing a bachelor of science in agriculture–animal science at the University of Saskatchewan.
Lexi Dietrich placed second and received a $3,000 scholarship. She is finishing a second diploma in agribusiness in marketing at Lakeland College.
Lane Steen placed third and received a $2,000 scholarship. He is in his last year of high school in Hanley, Sask.
Ava Loveridge and Hanna Fitchett each received $500 as runners-up in the competition. Loveridge is in her final year of high school in Melville, Sask., while Fitchett is in her second year of the agribusiness diploma program at Lakeland College in the financial stream.
