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With harvest season approaching, producers province-wide will soon be working diligently to ensure that their crops are taken off the field in a timely manner. From year to year, completion of the ...

It’s summertime in Alberta, and with the season comes an increased potential of volatile storm activity, combined with extremely dry conditions in some areas. These circumstances can lead to an a ...

Certain areas of Alberta have experienced extreme precipitation this growing season and crop growth and quality has suffered as a result. AFSC understands that these kinds of conditions can create ...

AFSC will be conducting a lending market assessment survey and follow-up input advisory sessions in July and August 2019. These actions are key components of our commitment to identify the demand ...

Several areas across the province have experienced limited amounts of precipitation during this year’s growing season. These conditions may prompt some producers to put their crops to alternate ...

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 ...

AFSC offers the Reseeding Benefit on acres released by AFSC, which provides compensation on a spot loss basis for acres damaged prior to June 20 by designated perils, and is intended to partially ...

The 2019 AgriStability deadline was extended 60 days to July 2, to support producers affected by the ongoing Canada/China trade dispute. The extension applies to all sectors; producers from all are ...

Jakeb and Tanya Meyer own Meyer Cattle, Inc., a cattle and irrigated hay farm near Welling, AB. They also operate Meyerco LTD, a construction management company, which oversees commercial and and ...

LACOMBE – Today Agriculture and Forestry Minister Oneil Carlier and AFSC Chief Executive Officer Steve Blakely announced AFSC’s crop insurance program for 2019. Most of Alberta’s crop will In ...