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At AFSC, the health and safety of our people, clients and communities is important to us. We’ve taken the necessary precautions to help ensure our people and the communities we serve remain the ...

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This spring has brought an excess of rainfall to many areas of Alberta and crops in the affected areas are struggling. AFSC recognizes these kinds of conditions can create uncertainty and worry for ...

Beginning June 29, producers will be able to participate in the bid process for the Fed Set-Aside component of the 2020 Canada-Alberta Fed Cattle Feed Cost Offset Initiative. This is the second of ...

The Unseeded Acreage Benefit is included with AFSC’s Annual Crop Insurance products and provides compensation on a spot-loss basis for acres unseeded due to excess moisture as of June 20. This is ...

Starting June 12, 2020 fed cattle producers can apply for support for fed cattle set aside between May 1 and June 30, 2020. Immediate support is the first component of the 2020 Canada-Alberta Fed ...

For 2019 insured crops that are spring combined, a ‘salvage’ grade factor has been created to account for market conditions this spring. It was created through a survey of buyers to determine a ...

Cool, wet spring weather has coupled with unharvested acres to create harvesting and seeding delays for many producers. As a result, for the 2020 crop year only, AFSC is extending the recommended ...

Alberta’s hog and potato producers are facing COVID-19-related challenges due to reduced capacity at processing plants and variations in food service and consumer buying patterns. Targeted to the ...

The deadline to purchase Western Livestock Price Insurance (WLPIP) calf price insurance has been extended to June 18, 2020 in response to the ever-changing circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 an ...