Insights and Stories on AAFC

New initiative to promote farmer mental health launched

Mar. 6, 2025 at 8:50 am CST

The Canadian government is looking for new ways to help the mental health of farmers across the country — and has launched the Producer Mental Wellbeing Initiative (PMWI) to find "collaborative solutions that employ novel strategies" to do just that.

AAFC adjusts grain/oilseed balance sheets slightly

Feb. 19, 2025 at 3:36 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Newly funded Canadian beef research aims for sector improvements

Feb. 13, 2025 at 2:07 pm CST

By Miranda Leybourne

Pulse weekly: Slight Canadian acreage shifts expected in 2025

Jan. 21, 2025 at 1:27 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

AAFC lowers canola ending stocks estimate

Oct. 22, 2024 at 8:21 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

AAFC ups wheat, canola carryout forecasts

Sep. 25, 2024 at 3:58 pm CDT

Canadian wheat ending stocks for the 2024-25 marketing year are forecast to be well above earlier expectations, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Little faith in accuracy of August StatCan report

Aug. 27, 2024 at 10:44 am CDT

There appears to be very little credibility that will be given to Statistics Canada’s principal field crop report to be issued on Wednesday. The concerns among analysts and brokers include the timing of the report and the use of satellite imagery.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

ICE Canada Weekly: Little confidence in AAFC, StatCan reports

Aug. 21, 2024 at 3:57 pm CDT

There is skepticism in the trade towards the latest numbers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and those to come from Statistics Canada on Aug. 28, according to broker Ken Ball of Ventum Financial in Winnipeg.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AAFC revise grain figures in August estimates

Aug. 20, 2024 at 4:07 pm CDT

Days before Statistics Canada presents its monthly principal field crop estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) released its estimates on Aug. 20, showing some changes to grains from the month before.

By Adam Peleshaty

Government funds soybean climate-change resistance research

Jul. 31, 2024 at 4:35 pm CDT

Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) is getting a multi-year federal funding boost through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component. Over four years, the agricultural biotechnology developer will receive $2,325,361 to develop a high-yielding, climate change-resistant soybean and enable field testing.

By Diana Martin

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