By Dori Modney

Phase two of AgriRecovery assistance to opens in the New Year

Dec 13, 2021 | 6:02 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB. — The 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance AgriRecovery phase-two initiative opens the first week of January and producers should prepare now.

The second phase of the program is open to all producers who have grazing breeding female livestock as of December 31, 2021. This phase also includes provisions for bee feed assistance. Participants will receive one payment for up to 70 per cent of the extraordinary costs association with preparing eligible bees for winter. That would be up to $7.50 per hive, to assist with the costs to purchase pollen patties and syrup.

All producers are eligible for phase two, even if they did not participate in phase one. Producers who did not receive the initial payment of $94/head (based on cattle and bison) can apply for compensation of up to $200/head under the second phase.

Producers who received the initial $94/head payment can apply for up to a maximum of $106/head for additional extraordinary costs.

AgriRecovery is a federal-provincial-territorial disaster relief program that helps agricultural producers with the extraordinary costs associated with recovering from natural disasters. Eligible costs will be supported on the 60-40 cost-shared federal-provincial basis outlined under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

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Producers can take steps now to ensure they are ready to apply when phase two applications open in early January.

• Current AFSC clients should confirm they have an AFSC Connect account and that they are able to login.
• Current AFSC clients can sign up for direct deposit, if they haven’t already, to receive payments faster.
• Producers who did not apply for phase one, and who are not current AFSC clients, will need to complete the AFSC client set up process prior to creating an AFSC Connect account. Please watch our website and social media channels for information on how to start the client registration process.

Also, producers can take steps now to ensure a smooth process for phase two:

• Prepare an inventory of breeding females on hand as of December 31, 2021
• Keep records for any expenses incurred for drought-related costs,
• Checking AFSC.ca regularly for updates.

For additional information, please call the AFSC Client Service Centre at 1.877.899.2372, use AFSC online chat, or contact a branch office. AFSC is available to answer your questions and assist you.

Additional information on the 2021 Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative can be found on the AgriRecovery page, including the initiative’s Terms & Conditions and some frequently asked questions.