FCC Shows Support For Rural Communities Through AgriSpirit Fund

Sep 14, 2020

Farm Credit Canada is donating $1.5 million through its AgriSpirit Fund to support 92 community groups across Canada.

Carla Warnyca, FCC's Manager of Community Investment says this is about their commitment to supporting rural communities and Canadian agriculture.

"There's so much good work being done in rural communities across the country, and we really want to be a part of that. This is one way we can do that by supporting projects within our rural communities as those really vibrant places where people want to live and work."

FCC gave away over $187 thousand in Saskatchewan to support 12 different projects, 264 thousand for 15 different projects in Alberta, and just over $112 thousand in Manitoba for 11community based projects.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.