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Feb. 19/19 Articles
Perennial insurance helps protect against low moisture

Weather patterns in the 2018 crop year posed challenges to producers in Alberta, and the impact of the weather phenomena throughout the year left the soil moisture levels much below normal. Reduced ...

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Feb. 01/19 Articles
AFSC eases early certification requirements for organic producers

Organic farming has been gaining popularity in the province for some time. A 2017 estimate suggests there are 543,700 organic acres in Alberta and 590 certified operations (producers and up from in ...

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Jan. 30/19 Articles
AFSC Pricing: Year in Review

Commodity markets in 2018 reminded us how connected the world is, and reinforced the significance of food to people and their governments. The year was largely characterized by trade agreements, on ...

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Jan. 02/19 Articles
Confusing weather patterns define 2018 crop year

Agricultural chronicles may look back at 2018 crop year as a period witnessing one of the most interesting weather patterns experienced in a single year in Alberta.

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Jan. 02/19 Articles
Growing a herd with higher quality through an AFSC loan

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) serves primarily rural communities where agriculture is the main bread earner for many families. Many staff members of AFSC also have rural roots ...

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Jan. 02/19 Articles
WLPIP 2019 Calf season begins February 5

All commodities, not just the North American cattle market, have experienced uncertainty and volatility as a result of recent trade negotiations, tariff impacts and political uncertainty. This has ...

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Jan. 02/19 Articles
Young advocates of sustainability inspire hope for future of agriculture

The statistic showing that the average age of Canadian farmer has been consistently on the rise over last few years has understandably been causing concern among both social scientists and industry ...

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Dec. 04/18 Articles
Turning misfortune into opportunity with AFSC support

Life is full of surprises and no one is immune to seeing an unexpected event suddenly change the course of life. Having experienced it first hand, Robert Oeming, the owner-operator of Polar Park it ...

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Dec. 04/18 Articles
Dry conditions help fall prices of feed crops and wheat

The 2018 crop year was certainly an interesting period as temperatures and crop conditions seesawed from one end of the spectrum to the other. Volatility was also present in commodity markets this ...

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Dec. 03/18 Articles
Rimbey area cattle farmer sees big advantage in AgriStability changes

With the spring of the year 2018, Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments entered into a new five-year agreement, Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), a framework to support ...

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Dec. 03/18 News
And the winners are …

To commemorate our 80 years in business, AFSC held a visual art contest earlier this year to see how rural youth interpret the theme of ‘Then and Now: Agriculture in Alberta’. The Visual Arts ...

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