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Moneca Ackney is a lending specialist at AFSC’s Rocky View Branch Office. She is extremely excited these days. The reason is the new set of lending programs that will allow her to support more of ...

Livestock producers struggling with little or no feed, or low quality feed for their cattle this year are not alone. Backgrounding their calves or buying feeders this fall may be an option for but ...

David and Gloria Klassen are running an organic grain farm in the Mackenzie County in northern Alberta. Coming from a farmer family, David was involved in his family’s operation, run together his ...

“We have the most volatile business partner anyone could ever have and that is Mother Nature; she is incredibly unpredictable and can have a devastating or fantastic influence on our bottom said ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...