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Feds Create Ministerial Coordinating Committee for P.E.I. Potatoes

The federal government has created a Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on P.E.I. Potatoes to focus on finding a solution to the current trade issues,...

P.E.I. Potato Growers Receive $28 million in Fed Funding

Prince Edward Island potato growers are receiving $28 million in federal funding to support them through the current trade disruption, a Dec. 20 news...

FCC Offering P.E.I. Farmers Support in Midst of U.S. Export Ban

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering farmers in Prince Edward Island some flexibility due to potato exports to the United States being banned because...

Irrigation Boom Happening in Western Canada

With Alberta’s irrigation infrastructure undergoing an almost billion-dollar upgrade and Saskatchewan expanding its own system, water is aplenty in the West. Irrigation is an important...

FCC Raises Young People in Ag Loans to $1.5 Million

The lifetime maximum amount Young Farmer and Young Entrepreneur loans have been increased from $1 million to $1.5 million, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says in a Dec. 7 news release.

Finding New Land in Newfoundland for Potato Growing

Newfoundland potato production is going to double thanks to new crown land leases. As potato growers across the country geared up for planting this spring,...

Feds Create Ministerial Coordinating Committee for P.E.I. Potatoes

The federal government has created a Federal Ministerial Coordinating Committee on P.E.I. Potatoes to focus on finding a solution to the current trade issues,...

P.E.I. Potato Growers Receive $28 million in Fed Funding

Prince Edward Island potato growers are receiving $28 million in federal funding to support them through the current trade disruption, a Dec. 20 news...

FCC Offering P.E.I. Farmers Support in Midst of U.S. Export Ban

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering farmers in Prince Edward Island some flexibility due to potato exports to the United States being banned because...

Irrigation Boom Happening in Western Canada

With Alberta’s irrigation infrastructure undergoing an almost billion-dollar upgrade and Saskatchewan expanding its own system, water is aplenty in the West. Irrigation is an important...

FCC Raises Young People in Ag Loans to $1.5 Million

The lifetime maximum amount Young Farmer and Young Entrepreneur loans have been increased from $1 million to $1.5 million, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) says in a Dec. 7 news release.

Finding New Land in Newfoundland for Potato Growing

Newfoundland potato production is going to double thanks to new crown land leases. As potato growers across the country geared up for planting this spring,...