Insights and Stories on Programs

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan

May. 29, 2023 at 4:18 pm CDT

Farmers’ realized net income dropped by over eight per cent in 2022 as expenses outpaced the rise in cash receipts, a new Statistics Canada report says. Realized net income is the difference between cash receipts and operating expenses, minus depreciation and plus income in kind. When cannabis is included, realized […]

Farm cash receipts on the rise, StatCan shows

Nov. 28, 2022 at 2:35 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Request line open for AgriRecovery drought plans, Bibeau says

Jul. 15, 2021 at 7:48 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

AgriStability in Bibeau’s sights as ministers’ meeting booked

Nov. 6, 2020 at 1:17 am CST

By D.C. Fraser

Four Quebec farm programs’ payments to roll early

Oct. 21, 2020 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

No timeline yet set for BRM reforms

Jun. 12, 2020 at 8:42 pm CDT

Ottawa — Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has confirmed any reforms to business risk management (BRM) programs are being delayed. That confirmation came during a wide-ranging media availability Bibeau held Tuesday. In March, Tom Rosser, an assistant deputy minister at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), said the government is looking […]

By D.C. Fraser

COVID concerns weigh on chicken farmers, processors

Jun. 6, 2020 at 3:04 am CDT

Ottawa — Chicken Farmers of Canada say they’ve faced a “sharp decline” in sales as a result of a significant drop in food services, which represents roughly 40 per cent of their market. CFC chair Benoît Fontaine warned federal MPs as much during a virtual meeting of the Commons standing […]

By D.C. Fraser

Younger aggies sought for new Canada-wide council

Jan. 25, 2020 at 11:50 pm CST

Twentysomethings and 18- and 19-year-olds who are working in Canadian agriculture and agri-food and “interested in shaping the future of the sector” are being sought for a new federal ag policy advisory council. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Friday launched the application process for membership in a new Canadian […]

By GFM Staff

Fraser: Bibeau buying time, BRM not a federal priority

Dec. 20, 2019 at 12:20 am CST

The federal government is buying time when it comes to making drastic improvements to AgriStability and other business risk management (BRM) programs. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently announced minor, cost-free tweaks to AgriStability, during the same week the public was given an updated look at Canada’s fiscal situation. That […]

By D.C. Fraser

Report pegs U.S. dairy support levels

Feb. 13, 2018 at 12:31 pm CST

U.S. dairy farmers continue to benefit from broad agriculture supports, a study shows. Dairy Farmers of Canada has had Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates regularly study the effect of U.S. government policy on dairy farms in that country. The latest version of the project was released at the Dairy Farmers […]

By John Greig

Insights and Stories on Programs

Net farm income down in 2022 despite high commodity prices: StatCan

Farm cash receipts on the rise, StatCan shows

Request line open for AgriRecovery drought plans, Bibeau says

AgriStability in Bibeau’s sights as ministers’ meeting booked

Four Quebec farm programs’ payments to roll early

No timeline yet set for BRM reforms

COVID concerns weigh on chicken farmers, processors

Younger aggies sought for new Canada-wide council

Fraser: Bibeau buying time, BRM not a federal priority

Report pegs U.S. dairy support levels

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