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Apr. 15/21 Articles
Business Bootcamp helps new farmers develop their business plan

Starting a farm from scratch can be an overwhelming prospect. You need a business plan, an understanding of financials, risk management, financial backing and more.

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Apr. 12/21 News
AgriStability deadline extended to June 30

The AgriStability enrolment deadline for the 2021 program year has been extended, without penalty, from April 30 to June 30, 2021. The deadline is being extended to allow producers more time to the ...

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Apr. 01/21 News
Rural Business Loan program discontinued

AFSC is discontinuing its Rural Business Loan Program effective April 1, 2021. This change allows Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) to concentrate its efforts on agricultural and ...

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Mar. 26/21 News
Reference margin limit removed from AgriStability

After several months of negotiation, Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial Ministers of Agriculture have agreed to remove the reference margin limit for AgriStability. The removal of the ...

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Mar. 18/21 Articles
Farmers contribute to agricultural sustainability – by plastic recycling

Grain bags, twine, silage plastic, bale wrap – all of these contribute to an estimated 7,044 and 11,384 metric tonnes of ag plastic generated by Alberta farms each year.

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Mar. 15/21 News
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation focused on sustainability in 2021-2022

Lacombe, AB, March 15, 2021 – Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) will streamline its services by amalgamating five branches with neighbouring offices and reassigning staff to and ...

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Mar. 05/21 News
Supporting Alberta hog producers

A joint Canada-Alberta AgriRecovery initiative compensates producers for the extraordinary cost of holding market-ready hogs on maintenance rations due to reduced processing capacity.

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Feb. 24/21 News
Investing in agriculture

$800 million increase in agriculture lending for farmers, ranchers and value-added food production in Alberta from Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC).

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Feb. 18/21 Articles
Canada’s Agriculture Day: A day to be proud and celebrate

Canadians will join together on February 23 to celebrate agriculture, farmers and the food we all need and enjoy as part of the fifth annual Canada’s Agriculture Day. This day provides Canadians ...

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Feb. 18/21 Articles
AFSC Innovation team working to help solve industry challenges

As a key player in the agriculture industry, AFSC has an obligation to help our clients and the ag industry face increasingly complex needs such as improving productivity, security, sustainability ...

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Feb. 01/21 News
New look, same trusted program that works

The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program, a risk management program available in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, announced a major rebrand today. The Western Livestock is ...

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