The 85 per cent ask is the level that grain farmers across the country actually need. The programs are useless to grain farmers at lower levels.

Opinion: Grains and oilseed farm groups aligned on program changes

Board chair says AgriStability is “unusable” for grain farmers across the country

The point of risk assurance programs is preparedness. When they are needed, they need to be ready to go. Today, they are underfunded and unprepared and this is a major concern for farmers. Sixty-one per cent of Ontario grain farmers are worried about their farm’s ability to survive this economic downturn. But we aren’t alone. […] Read more