The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is pleased to announce that applications for Farm Credit Canada (FCC)’s Sustainability Incentive Program open today for the 2026 program year. The 2026 program maintains the eligible maximum annual incentive payment per operation of $4,000 for all eligible participants.

Incentive payments are calculated as a portion of a customer’s FCC lending, up to a maximum of $4,000 in one year. Existing participants can reapply annually throughout the life of the program, and FCC welcomes new applications any time.

Eligibility Requirements for the Beef Sustainability Incentive:

1. Must be CRSB Certified through a CRSB-approved Certification Body (Veriffied Beef Production Plus [VBP+] or Where Food Comes From

2. Must be an FCC customer in good standing with a balance owing on eligible, existing FCC lending

The application is quick and easy. To verify eligibility, FCC simply requires contact information, an FCC customer number, a copy of the active operation’s CRSB Certification and name of the Certification Body that provided the certification. The program is open for applications until January 31 2027. Apply here.

FCC now has a number of Sustainability Incentive Programs - if you participate in more than one program for which FCC has an incentive, you may be eligible to qualify for more than one incentive payment.

“It’s great to see FCC re-opening their incentive payment for another year, providing ongoing recognition for producers for their sustainability practices and supporting them to contribute to a resilient food system in Canada. As a beef producer myself, this incentive payment continues to add value for the CRSB Certified™ program, and I encourage my fellow producers to consider CRSB certification to take advantage of incentives like this.” ~ Don Badour -Chair, Certified Sustainable Beef Framework Canada

Learn more about FCC’s Sustainability Incentive Program.