The interest-free limit for non-canola advances under the federally-funded Advance Payments Program in 2026 is set at $250,000.
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Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026
Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments
Updated supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, released March 18, included only minor adjustments, as the agency incorporated the latest acreage forecasts from Statistics Canada released earlier in the month.
Farm groups call on agriculture minister to pause federal research cuts
Twenty farm and commodity groups are calling on the government to pause cuts to Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) research for two years.
Minor tweaks in AAFC supply and demand report
There were only small changes in the latest supply and demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released on Feb. 18.
Agriculture department officials address research cuts; to hold emergency study
Members of the House of Commons agriculture committee from all parties expressed concern about the recently announced cuts and closures at federal research centres as they began an emergency study on the matter Feb. 10.
Grain Growers of Canada calls for clarity, transparency on AAFC research cuts
Grain Growers of Canada is calling for more clarity from the federal government following cutbacks to Agriculture and Agri-Food staff and research centres.
Beef industry weighs in on AAFC research cuts
The Canadian Cattle Association and Beef Cattle Research Council said cuts to federal research centres and programs will have long-term debilitating consequences for the beef industry.
Seven research sites to close, Agriculture Agri-Food Canada confirms
Saskatchewan agricultural research centres appear to be hard hit by job losses and closures announced Jan. 22, according to initial reports filtering out.
AAFC to cut more than 600 staff
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to cut over 600 positions
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
Canadian farmers will plant more canola in 2026/27, while lowering their pulse and special crop area, according to the first supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the upcoming marketing year.