Canada’s business risk management programs were designed as a safety net for one-time shocks. Experts say multi-year droughts are exposing a structural gap — and the fix requires a fundamental shift from paying for losses to preventing them.
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Canada’s farm safety net wasn’t built for this kind of drought
Experts say current business risk management (BRM) programs were not designed to help farmers through droughts that last multiple years
Feed costs on rented pasture now eligible for AgriStability
Pasture-related feed costs are now allowable expenses for AgriStability participants.
Whole-farm insurance may cut premiums and boost coverage
A long-running MASC program combines crops into single insurance calculation, recognizing rotation choices that reduce risk
A whole-farm approach to crop insurance, such as the often-overlooked Crop Coverage Plus plan in Manitoba, may be better for some operations compared to the usual crop-by-crop option.
Manitoba greenlights satellite-based forage insurance
Pilot insurance program will cut paperwork for farmers, province says; feeder cattle loans also boosted
Pilot insurance program will cut paperwork for farmers, province says; feeder cattle loans also boosted
MANITOBA AG DAYS: Farm profit panel tells fellow farmers to focus on controllables
Farmers can’t control the market or politics, but they can control their own farm and risk management, Manitoba Ag Days 2026 attendees hear
Farmers can’t control an uncertain market or global politics, but they can control farm and risk management, Manitoba Ag Days 2026 attendees hear.
Manitoba farmers offered crop insurance carrot on marginal acres
Farmers planting unproductive crop acres to perennial forage can get a break on forage crop insurance programs under new Forage Advantage pilot program
Farmers planting poor field acres to perennial forage can get a break on forage crop insurance programs under new Forage Advantage pilot program.
The double-edged sword of being an agricultural innovator
Canadian agriculture needs innovation and resilience, but being first in line also means taking on risk, sometimes without much of a safety net
A new report suggests Canada’s farmers have been “overly reliant” on business risk management programs such as crop insurance, AgriStability and AgriRecovery as “the only risk management solution.” Should farmers now go out on a limb trying new ways to mitigate those risks?
Canadian farmers need new tools to support on-farm innovation
Farmers need risk managment buffer that actually works and investment that drives advancements forward if Canada is to build resilience
Farmers need a risk management buffer that actually works and investment that drives advancements forward if Canada is to build resilience.
Agriculture ministers hear request for regulatory change, more infrastructure development
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers are in Winnipeg to discuss breaking issues for Canadian farms and farmers
Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers are in Winnipeg to discuss breaking issues for Canadian farms and farmers.
Deadline looming on expanded winter bee loss insurance
Manitoba is giving beekeepers a more generous winter loss insurance package this year following a string of poor bee survival years
Manitoba is giving beekeepers a more generous winter loss insurance package in 2025, following a string of poor bee survival years. They have until Sept. 2 to take advantage.
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