A variety of Canadian currency bills, ranging from $5 to $50, lay flat on a table with several short stacks of loonies on top of them.

Advance payment changes still mostly in waiting

This year’s program included a credit-worthiness change, but another three recommendations remain in limbo

APP cash advances for 2025 included a credit-worthiness change, but another three recommended updates for the federal farm lending program are still in limbo.




A young calf stands next to its mother looking straight at the camera in central Manitoba.

High cattle prices fail to budge cautious beef farmer spending

Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big spending decisions

Canadian beef farmers in 2025 are getting paid plenty for their cattle, but the memory of bad markets and little profit is hard to shake when it comes to big investments or projects on their farms.