Resolution

Department: APAS and Canadian Federation of Agriculture

WHEREAS enrolment in Ag Stability has been steadily eroding over the past five years;

WHEREAS factors driving this trend likely include unpredictable levels of support, high costs of administrative compliance and complex paperwork;

WHEREAS The Canadian Federation of Agriculture will be providing input into a federal review of Growing Forward 2 programs in 2016 and advancing policy proposals to inform the development of Growing Forward 3 for 2018;

BE IT RESOLVED that APAS collaborate with the Prairie Farm Leaders to present a unified position to put forward to the CFA to advocate for a model of business and price risk management that allows for predictable support, lower administrative compliance costs, and a straightforward application and enrolment process.