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Nov. 16/18 Articles
AFSC supports Ag for Life’s effort to raise awareness on food and agriculture

As the average age of Canadian farmer continues to get higher and the issue of food security grows more important due to global phenomena like environmental degradation, climate change and growth a ...

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Nov. 16/18 Articles
Wildlife Damage Compensation Program: What you need to know

With the onset of harvest season, an intense effort by producers around the province is underway to ensure the crops are being taken off the field in a timely manner.

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Nov. 16/18 Articles
Rocky Mountain Shrimp Farm Inc., live and fresh shrimp produced in Alberta

AgLink has been featuring the stories of enterprises that have used AFSC loans to contribute to the success of their business. In this example, the management team of such a business volunteered to ...

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Nov. 16/18 Articles
Soybeans lead NCII growth in 2018 crop year

AFSC’s New Crop Insurance Initiative (NCII) program has continued to grow in the 2018 crop year as both, the number of subscriptions and insured acreage increased while the share of some crops in ...

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Oct. 31/18 News
Potential unharvested acres in 2018

Currently large areas across the province are experiencing extended periods of inclement weather, which is impacting harvesting operations. AFSC understands the pressure that snowed-under crops on ...

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Oct. 31/18 News
Winter wheat insurance available in the spring

Alberta is going through another fall of inclement weather that is challenging producers. Mother Nature's unpredictable behaviour puts producers in a difficult situation as they are unable to see ...

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Oct. 31/18 News
AFSC unveils new lending programs

Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is expanding its lending program to offer more financial services to spur on Alberta's growing agricultural industry and support rural economic ...

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