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Sask. communities among 86 across Canada to receive FCC Funding for community projects

Sask. communities among 86 across Canada to receive FCC Funding for community projects

Oct 31, 2023 | 5:25pm
Farm Credit Canada announced they are giving $1.5 million to 86 community groups nationwide to support rural capital projects. Through the FCC’s AgriSpirit Fund, 15 communities in Saskatchewan will receive over $246,000 to various community improvement initiatives that enrich the lives of residents in cities, towns or Indigenous communities with fewer than 150,000 people.  This includes […]
FCC marking 20 years of Drive Away Hunger with $1 million match program

FCC marking 20 years of Drive Away Hunger with $1 million match program

Sep 22, 2023 | 1:40pm
For the last two decades, Drive Away Hunger has brought the agriculture and food industries together to support food banks and food security programs. As the program hits its 20th year, Farm Credit Canada, which is responsible for the program, announced that it will match up to $1 million in new donations to food security […]
AGT launches program to give producers the chance to help local food banks

AGT launches program to give producers the chance to help local food banks

Sep 21, 2023 | 2:25pm
A new program is set to see those in the agriculture industry help support local food banks across Saskatchewan and Western Canada. The “AGT Food Bank Crop Exchange Program” is a program in partnership with AGT Food and Ingredients, Food Banks Canada and Drive Away Hunger. The program asks producers to donate a portion of […]