Supporting farm businesses affected by weather hazards in 2023

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Quebec City – The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are launching the Canada-Quebec Initiative to Help Mitigate the Impacts of Excess Rainfall in Quebec in 2023 (known as AgriRecovery). The Canada-Quebec Initiative will provide $22,2 million in addition to the sums already allocated by existing programs. The financial support will partially offset the extraordinary costs incurred by …

2024 Crop Insurance Program enhancements announced

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Melville – The federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister (AAFC) Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced details of the 2024 Crop Insurance Program, administered by the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC). This year’s enhancements build on SCIC’s existing suite of business risk management programs that have demonstrated success in providing support to producers impacted by drought conditions. Over …

Applications opening for livestock drought relief

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Edmonton – Applications open October 30 for the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program, providing livestock producers with up to $165 million to maintain breeding herds. The governments of Alberta and Canada are partnering on the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program to support livestock producers facing extraordinary costs due to this year’s dry conditions. Funding for this joint AgriRecovery …

BC’s agricultural sector allowed late participation in income-protection program

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Victoria – British Columbia (BC) farmers and producers can still participate in AgriStability for the 2022 farming year and have until June 30, 2023, to pay their fees and secure coverage under the program. AgriStability is a federal-provincial-territorial program that provides support to growers with large financial declines caused by production losses, disease outbreak, and increased costs or declining market …