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One of many crops near Roseisle, Man. hit by severe hail June 27.

MASC explains why sometimes it defers hail claims

Assessing loss is easier when the crop is still young or has set seed and harder in between those two stages

By Allan Dawson July 16, 2015

As this summer’s hail claims roll in, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s assessment practices are being questioned by farmers who say the agency is too slow to cut a cheque. (MASC) says its spot loss hail insurance program is similar to what private hail insurance companies offer. But at least one Manitoba farmer disputes that

Crops, Local news

AgriInsurance rates drop

Rates are dropping by an average of 11 per cent

By Shannon VanRaes January 29, 2015

Farmers are accustomed to seeing commodity prices rise and fall, while operating costs rarely go anywhere but up. However, Manitoba farmers learned last week the cost of insuring their 2015 crops under AgriInsurance will drop by an average of 11 per cent — all because the effects of the 1988 drought have faded from memory

Crops, Forages, Weather

Manitoba to boost insurance coverage on pedigreed soybeans

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 21, 2015

Increased coverage for pedigreed soybeans is among the changes planned for Manitoba’s provincial crop insurance program for the 2015 growing season. Soybeans are expected to be the largest pedigreed seed crop in Manitoba this year, the province said in a release, and the increased coverage is expected to reflect the “additional cost” of producing the

Livestock, Markets, Weather

Ontario eyes expanding production insurance

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2014

Ontario’s government plans to give itself more latitude to expand its farm production insurance offerings. The province said Wednesday it’s proposing to amend its Crop Insurance Act and grant itself authority to expand production insurance beyond just crops. That authority already is available to every other provincial government in Canada, the province noted. “Giving more

Crops, Opinion

Editorial: The waiting game

Support is greatly needed for farmers affected by flooding, but what will it be and when?

By Laura Rance-Unger September 15, 2014

“May the odds be forever in your favour” is a memorable quote from the The Hunger Games, a popular book trilogy later made into movies. Although it is voiced as a cheery sendoff into competition, the irony is that the child protagonists face unspeakably cruel odds, pitted against one another in a fight-to-the-finish match from

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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MASC explains why sometimes it defers hail claims

AgriInsurance rates drop

Manitoba to boost insurance coverage on pedigreed soybeans

Ontario eyes expanding production insurance

Editorial: The waiting game

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