Nov. 26/24 News Print Page

AFSC is proud of Alberta’s producers, and we’re honoured to work alongside you as you grow the province’s agriculture industry.

We recognize that being a farmer can be a 24-7 occupation, and we want to share AFSC’s upcoming holiday closure and year-end deadlines so you can include them in your plans.

Holiday closure

All AFSC offices, including the Client Care Centre, will be closed from 2 p.m., December 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025. We will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025.

All December 31 deadlines for AgriStability, insurance and lending payments will apply. This includes all payments through a banking institution or postmarked by this date.

AgriStability

  • December 31 is the deadline to submit 2023 AgriStability supplementary forms (with penalty). You may submit your supplementary forms through AFSC Connect, fax to 403.782.8348 or 1.855.700.2372 (toll free), or email info@afsc.ca. Supplementary forms received by mail that have a December 31 postmark will be considered received in 2024. You may also deposit your supplementary forms in an AFSC branch office drop box, where available.
  • December 31 is the deadline to remit payment for the 2024 program fees to maintain eligibility for the 2024 program year. Payments received by mail that have a December 31 postmark will be considered received in 2024. You may also deposit your AgriStability fee in an AFSC branch office drop box, where available.

Insurance

  • December 31 is the deadline to pay any outstanding premiums without negatively affecting your credit.
    Payments received by mail that have a December 31 postmark will be considered received in 2024. You may also deposit your payment in an AFSC office drop box, where available.
  • December 31 is the final deadline to file your 2024 Perennial and Annual Crop Harvested Production Report (with penalty).

Lending

  • Loan Disbursements – Requests must be submitted to AFSC prior to 4:30 p.m. December 20.
  • Revolving Loan Funding Online – Requests must be completed online prior to 6 a.m. December 24.

Any disbursement requests received by AFSC after these cutoffs will not be processed until January 2, 2025.

Livestock Price Insurance

  • Last day for claim request – December 23
  • First day for claim request – January 13, 2025 (Fed, Feeder-AB), January 20, 2025 (Feeder-SaskMan, Calf-AB, Calf-SaskMan)
  • Last day for purchase – December 19
  • First day for purchase – January 14, 2025 (Fed, Feeder-AB, Hog), January 21, 2025 (Feeder-SaskMan)

 

If you have additional questions or need more information, please use Live Chat on our website or AFSC Connect, call our Client Care Centre at 1.877.899.2372 or contact your preferred branch office.

 

We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and look forward to working together in the new year … celebrating a future on the farm.