Insights and Stories on Farm Credit Canada

Free mental health training, workshops offered for farmers

Nov. 24, 2022 at 6:12 am CST

Farmers seeking mental health support will have access to free training and community workshops for the fourth year in a row via the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC). Factors such as financial insecurity, uncontrollable weather and isolating working conditions contribute to high depression, anxiety and […]

Farmland prices remain buoyant in the face of interest rate hikes

Oct. 7, 2022 at 10:21 am CDT

By Don Norman

Rate of rise in farmland value ‘surprised’ in 2021

Mar. 14, 2022 at 7:32 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Farmland appreciation continues through pandemic year

Mar. 15, 2021 at 2:48 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

FCC identifies export, market opportunities for Canadian food

Nov. 17, 2020 at 3:23 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Pork sector’s calls for aid heard, not yet answered

Apr. 27, 2020 at 8:12 pm CDT

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s office said late last week the government is working “around the clock” to respond to the pandemic’s impact on farmers and agri-food businesses. But there was no commitment to the direct support Canadian pork industry officials say is now necessary to carry the sector through […]

By D.C. Fraser

Canadian farmland trending less affordable in FCC report

Apr. 6, 2020 at 12:44 pm CDT

The average value of farmland in Canada is continuing to rise faster than farmers’ ability to generate revenue from it, Farm Credit Canada’s latest Farmland Values Report suggests. The report, released Monday, shows the average value of Canadian farmland rose 5.2 per cent in 2019 over 2018, the smallest year-over-year […]

By Dave Bedard

Cash advance repayment deadlines extended

Mar. 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm CDT

Canadian farmers who have repayment deadlines coming up on their cash advances between now and the end of April will get extra time to repay those loans. The federal government on Monday announced a stay of default on loans coming due on or before April 30 under the Advance Payments […]

By GFM Staff

Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Mar. 20, 2020 at 7:53 pm CDT

Teams of livestock and government officials are quickly creating plans and policies to keep the sector functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “Our primary objective obviously is to insure there is stable beef production and trade that can continue under the situation […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Improving global ag trade may not favour Canada

Jan. 22, 2020 at 7:35 pm CST

MarketsFarm — When it comes to improving global trade relations, a rising tide may not lift all boats. In the recently-signed Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China, Beijing pledged to significantly increase Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans and other agriculture goods. “Where does that leave room for […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

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