Agriculture Financial Services Corporation updated its normals for fababeans, which may open the door for more Canadian producers to feel comfortable growing the pulse crop in the future.
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New crop insurer policy enables easier startup for fababeans
Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. updates its ‘normals’ to reflect growing production in the province
Cow herd recovery remains elusive
Despite high cattle prices, there are few signs that producers are preparing to increase the size of their herds
Glacier FarmMedia – High calf prices have been a good news story for cow-calf producers, but they’ve done little to help Canada recover its diminished beef herd. “According to Statistics Canada, we’ve seen a decrease in total cattle inventories in Alberta from 5.225 million on July 1, 2023 to 5.145 million on the same date […] Read more
Beef producers have risk management options
Weather, feed availability and trade barriers affect markets, making it important to understand what tools are available
Glacier FarmMedia – Cattle prices remain strong in Canada and look to stay that way in 2024. However, the market can change quickly, as producers saw in March when avian influenza was first detected in U.S. dairy cattle. Introduction of risk in a red-hot market affected prices and price insurance. That may have cattle producers […] Read more
Crops ‘look good’ but slow
SASKATOON — Statistics Canada’s latest satellite-based map of vegetative growth in the Canadian Prairies is missing the colour green. The Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) map for the week ending June 16 was all yellow and brown. Related stories: That means crop conditions across the Prairies at this early stage of the growing season are […] Read more
Alta. paid out record pasture insurance last year
Agriculture Financial Services Corp. paid out more than $325 million through the Moisture Deficiency Insurance program
MEDICINE HAT — Last year had the highest ever payout for pasture insurance in Alberta, surpassing that of 2021, according to data from Agriculture Financial Services Corp. More than $325 million was paid through AFSC’s Moisture Deficiency Insurance program, nearly three times the amount provided two years ago. “We went through one of the worst […] Read more
