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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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April 10, 2024
News
Top up on the way through 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lawrence MacAulay, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit have announced that additional payments will be provided to eligible livestock producers already enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. The program, introduced in October of 2023, was put in place to help maintain the breeding herd in drought-impacted regions of…
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April 9, 2024
News
CCA welcomes board representatives for 2024-25
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) completed its 2024 Annual General Meeting on March 21, 2024 in Ottawa with a number of events, meetings and election of a new Board of Directors. The CCA Board heard from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) representatives and were pleased to see that CCA’s partnership lobbying efforts had resulted in…
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March 26, 2024
Business Tools
Interest-free limit of Advance Payments Program set to $250K for 2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced that the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program has been set at $250,000 for the 2024 program year. This is the portion of advances on which the Government of Canada pays the interest on behalf of producers. Under the program, producers would normally receive the first $100,000 interest-free,…
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March 7, 2024
News
Wheat research cluster announces $20 million over five years
Valuable wheat research across the country will receive crucial funding through the newly announced Canadian National Wheat Cluster, worth more than $20 million over five years. Administered by the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), the Wheat Cluster will fund research projects that advance wheat genetics, agronomy and sustainability for the benefit of Canadian farmers. Jake…
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March 1, 2024
News
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces funding to improve sustainability benchmark
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced funding of over $3.1 million to the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) under the AgriAssurance Program – National Industry Association Component. This program is under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. This funding will be used to make improvements to the National Index on Agri-Food Performance, which acts as…
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February 26, 2024
News
Applications for Youth Employment and Skills Program open
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced funding of approximately $13.5 million to support a new application intake under the Youth Employment and Skills Program (YESP). The initiative will provide the agricultural sector with help needed to support approximately 1,200 jobs for youth in the sector. The YESP offers support for 50 per cent of…
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February 22, 2024
Checking in with ABP
Canadian farm sector income expected to reach new records
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has completed its farm income forecast for 2023 and 2024, with results showing that overall Canadian farm income is expected to have reached a new record in 2023. According to AAFC, the agriculture sector continued to show very strong overall economic performance in 2023, despite numerous challenges, including droughts in…
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February 21, 2024
News
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada opens first-ever Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office
While in Manila, Philippines, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lawrence MacAulay, joined Canadian stakeholders, government partners, and dignitaries to officially open Canada’s Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) and begin a new chapter for Canada’s engagement in the region. This announcement comes at the midway point in Minister MacAulay’s trade mission to two…
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February 2, 2024
News
Canada becomes a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium
Canada will become a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium (EFC). The EFC is a public-private partnership that funds research to advance enhanced efficiency and novel fertilizer products and practices that help farmers produce crops while reducing environmental impacts. This partnership, created by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, represents a commitment of…
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December 11, 2023
News
Federal government announces new methane emission reduction incentive
Against the backdrop of Food and Agriculture Day at COP28 — as world leaders convened to deliberate on sustainable solutions — the Government of Canada announced a new economic incentive intended to reduce methane emissions from beef cattle. Under Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System, Environment and Climate Change Canada published a draft fourth protocol,…
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December 6, 2023
Issues & Insights
Diedrah Kelly named as first Executive Director of Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office
Diedrah Kelly has been named as Executive Director of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Agriculture and Agri-Food Office (IPAAO) based in Manila, Philippines. Kelly brings with her 20 years of international experience with Global Affairs Canada, including numerous assignments abroad. She was most recently the Consul General of Canada in Mumbai, India, and prior to that served…
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March 11, 2022
Innovation & Technology
An update on beef transport research findings
Ensuring cattle health and safety during transport is important. As the two-year phase-in period for Canada’s new cattle transport regulations comes to an end this February, new research findings are being released that offer helpful direction for industry and producers. “As an industry, we expect that our policies, regulations and management practices are informed by…
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Updated: 18/04/2024
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Livestock Price Insurance Index
| Expiry | Fed | Feeder | Calf |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-Jul-24 | 226 | -- | -- |
| 5-Aug-24 | 222 | 318 | -- |
| 2-Sep-24 | 220 | 324 | -- |
| 30-Sep-24 | 220 | 324 | 366 |
| 28-Oct-24 | 218 | 324 | 366 |
| 25-Nov-24 | 216 | 320 | 364 |
| 23-Dec-24 | 222 | 312 | 360 |
Last Updated on April 11, 2024
