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The $7-billion agriculture bet
On PPF’s WONK this week, host Amanda Lang talks to Farm Credit Canada CEO Justine Hendricks about winning capital and making agriculture a Canadian superpower
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Published:March 26, 2026
Project: Canada-US, Mission Canada
We talk a lot in Canada about the size and the importance of our agriculture sectors. But the estimates of what we could be doing are pretty staggering. From new markets to new products, updating ag could be a pretty valuable experience. Farm Credit Canada is a Crown corporation that’s dedicated to that cause, and it’s now armed with a $7 billion kitty to do it. FCC’s CEO Justine Hendricks talks to host Amanda Lang about winning talent, capital and making ag a Canadian superpower.
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