The vice chair of the Canadian Pork Council says, to be effective in helping Canada’s pork producers ride out the economic crisis being caused by high feed costs, government programs will need to be adjusted.
Changes to business risk management programs under the Growing Forward agreement signed Friday by the federal, provincial and territorial governments are not supported by Keystone Agricultural Producers.
Canada’s Agriculture Minister says Growing Forward 2 will continue to provide a full slate of business risk management programs while offering greater flexibility to tailor strategic initiatives to regional needs.
When 2010 AgriInvest Deposit Notices appear in mailboxes in the coming weeks, producers are encouraged to take advantage of this easy-to-use program and consider the benefits of building their accounts.
AgriInvest Deposit Notices will start to appear in producers’ mailboxes over the coming weeks with information on how and where to make their 2009 AgriInvest deposit.
Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is encouraged by the federal government’s announcement on contributions under AgriInvest, a new program under the Growing Forward policy framework.
Canadian farmers will soon start receiving government contributions under AgriInvest without any requirement to make matching producer deposits for the first year.
