Farm Credit Canada (FCC) paid a $50 million dividend to the Government of Canada in the 2025–26 fiscal year, marking a sharp drop from the $690 million dividend paid in 2024–25. However, the cash transfer from the Crown agricultural lender back into federal coffers is expected to rebound to $300 million in 2026–27. The figures... Read More
Category: Farm Management
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Minister Heath MacDonald today announced the launch of Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) $1-billion Agri-Food Project Finance program to expand domestic capacity for value-added processing and manufacturing across the country. Capital-intensive agricultural infrastructure often struggles to secure traditional debt financing, leaving a gap where Canadian commodities are exported as raw goods and... Read More
A growing disconnect between United States bond yields and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy is creating ripple effects across Canadian credit markets. With U.S. national debt approaching $40 trillion, rising bond yields are driving up government borrowing costs and forcing administration officials to closely monitor fixed-income markets. In a recent RealAg Radio interview, Farm... Read More
In this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert discuss farm business structures, tax avoidance vs. profitability, and the misuse of overfunded whole life insurance policies as succession plans. Following the introduction, the pair are joined by Andrea Gruza, president at Bonnefield Financial, and Mitchell King from Bonnefield's investment…Read More
After 24 years of use, and after careful consideration, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) are phasing out AgExpert Analyst. It will no longer be available for purchase after December 31, 2028, allowing current users two years to migrate their existing books to FCC's AgExpert Accounting program. Krista Kilback, director of AgExpert for FCC, joins RealAgriculture's Lyndsey... Read More
Baker Tilly REO LLP—covering Renfrew and Eastern Ontario—has informed clients it will join national accounting and advisory firm MNP, effective Sept. 21, 2026. As part of the combination, the entire Renfrew and Eastern Ontario partner group—including Ben Mann, Scott Hodgson, Luther VanGilst, Donna Rotar, Rod Sinclair, and Mike Elshof—will transition to MNP as partners (in... Read More
Farmers have been collecting field, machine, and operational data in John Deere Operations Center for years. Now, Deere is introducing an artificial intelligence assistant designed to make it easier to turn that information into answers — simply by asking questions. At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, John Deere product marketing manager Jackson Baca... Read More
Equipped with longer planning horizons and an eagerness to adopt new operational models, Canada’s under-35 producers are positioning themselves as the primary growth driver for farm equipment dealers, lenders, and agtech providers heading into 2027. According to the July 2026 Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, Canada’s younger operators hold a different view of the current agriculture... Read More
Across the Canadian agricultural landscape, a stark financial split has emerged between farm sectors. While crop producers face tight margins and iffy financial sentiment, livestock operations are riding a wave of strong margins that's driving a willingness to invest. The Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index results for July 2026 reveal just how far apart these two... Read More
The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), has announced its 16 finalists for the 2026–2027 program year. The annual CYL Selections Competition took place on August 18, 2026, at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference at Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the competition, semi-finalists from across Canada, involved... Read More