AgriStability Records for Livestock Producers
AgriStability records connect the numbers on a program form to the farm's books, inventories and production history. Start with the form for the correct program year and administrator.
Program year and filing year
A form filed in 2026 may report the 2025 program year. Enrolment, fee payment, and final form submission are separate deadlines. Do not use a past June deadline as a current enrolment instruction.
Checked September 6, 2026: AAFC's application page distinguishes the 2025 filing process from 2026 participation. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island use provincial administrators. Alberta producers can start with AFSC's AgriStability guidance.
Records to assemble
| Record | What to preserve |
|---|---|
| Production counts | Animal category, reporting period, birth or feeding records supporting the requested measure |
| Livestock inventory | Counts by category at the dates the form requires, plus purchases, sales, births and deaths |
| Feed inventory | Quantities, units, opening and closing dates, purchases and use |
| Income and expenses | Books, invoices, settlement sheets and payment dates |
| Adjustments | Receivables, payables and other information requested for your accounting method |
| Submission | Form version, program year, administrator correspondence and copy filed |
Follow the current program guides for categories, valuation and allowable items. A farm expense is not automatically an allowable program expense. Feed-inventory treatment must follow the applicable program-year rules; this checklist does not assume a permanent 2026 change.
Check the figures
Keep females that gave birth distinct from offspring born. Twins make those different counts. Reconcile inventories using dated entries, and mark unresolved differences. Preserve units and the source of each valuation.
Use the movement worksheet and feeding log for supporting records. Ranch.Bot can keep those notes, but does not prepare an AgriStability return, determine eligibility, or calculate a benefit. Confirm the form and treatment of uncertain items with your administrator and accountant.