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.
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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
AgriInsurance coverage expected to rise in 2023
Crop insurance amendments laid out at Ag Days in Brandon
AgriInsurance coverage is expected to reach $5.3 billion in 2023, up from the $4.7 billion projected last spring, the provincial ag minister announced at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon on Tuesday. “The costs and risks related to farming in Manitoba continue to climb,” Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said in a release. Average coverage is estimated
Organic Farmers Want More Crops Covered By Crop Insurance
Organic farmers want the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation to add nitrogen-fixing and cover crops to the list of crops eligible for crop insurance in Manitoba. That’s the message the Manitoba Organic Alliance (MOA) took to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) board of directors and crop insurance officials during a meeting Feb. 15. “They said
Excess Moisture Application Forms In The Mail
Application forms for the aid promised by federal and provincial ministers earlier this month are in the mail and farmers can expect payments in late August or early September, officials say. Farmers have until Aug. 3 to apply for the 2010 Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program (CMEMAP), which pays $30 for each acre of annual
2009 Corn Crop Insurance By The Numbers
Corn farmers insured: 560 Insured corn acres: 161,500 Total corn coverage: $51.5 million Corn premium collected: $9.6 million (Farmers paid 40 per cent or $3.8 million, the federal government paid 36 per cent or $3.5 million and Manitoba paid 24 per cent or $2.3 million.) Average probable (long-term average) corn yield: 88.8 bushels an acre
Manitoba farmers get a break on crop insurance premiums
Manitoba farmers will see crop insurance premiums fall by an average of five per cent in 2009, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk said Jan. 20. In her annual address to the opening day of Manitoba Ag Days, Wowchuk said the reduced premiums were mainly a result of lower claims by farmers
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