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More crop insurance coverage for less in 2016
Crops, Local news

More crop insurance coverage for less in 2016

Grade guarantees will be introduced for feed wheats, 
including Faller, Prosper and Elgin ND

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Manitoba farmers will get higher crop insurance coverage in 2016 and pay less for it, Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn told Ag Days attendees Jan. 19. “Premium rates will decrease by an average of about 11 per cent compared to last year’s premium rates and this is due to the removal of the high 1989 (crop
Hand and harvester
Editorial

Editorial: A whole-farm approach

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If you think the future of government support for agriculture lies in doing more of the same but only better, you’ll get little comfort from Manitoba’s Agriculture Risk Management Review Task Force report released last week. The 25 recommendations and the supporting appendix report should also make you a little uncomfortable if you think the
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Cargill to sell crop insurance unit to Silveus

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Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill will sell its crop insurance business to the Silveus Insurance Group next month, the two companies said Tuesday. The deal will close the second week in January, said Tyler Silveus, CEO for Silveus, based in Warsaw, Indiana. “We are not disclosing terms of the deal, other than we are
(Cia.gov)
Crops, Markets, Weather

India to launch new crop insurance scheme

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New Delhi | Reuters — India will launch a new farm crop insurance scheme early next year and use drones and other technologies to assess crop damage, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, in what could be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first major move to address rural hardship. The impact of unseasonal rains and two straight
Crops, News

U.S. crop insurance controversy worth watching

Whereas the Canadian system is delivered by government, U.S. farmers 
use a federally subsidized program delivered by the private sector

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Strong opposition to a plan to slash crop insurance support in the United States is worth watching even though it highlights the difference between the American and Canadian systems. On October 28, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would have set the federal budget for the next two years, in other words until
Minimum temperatures on the Prairies for June 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)
Crops, Weather

Manitoba hail, reseed damage claims above average

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CNS Canada –– Farmers have seen more weather-related hardships this year than normal, made evident by an above-average amount of hail and reseed damage claims. Summer hail and frost at the end of June and the beginning of July took a toll on crops, leading to insurance claims above the five-year average. Manitoba Agricultural Service
To get full crop insurance coverage in Manitoba winter wheat must be planted between Aug. 20 and Sept. 15.
Crops

Canola should be off in many areas in time for winter wheat planting

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There’s time and lots of good reasons to plant winter wheat this fall, says an agronomist with the Western Winter Wheat Initiative. “Canola crops are really coming in here fast,” Ken Gross said from his Brandon office Aug. 21. The Western Winter Wheat Initiative is a collaboration between Bayer Crop Science, Richardson International and Ducks
Jeffery Kostuik, diversification specialist with Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation, shed some light on industrial hemp production at the Westman Agriculture Diversification Organization field day in Melita on July 22.
Crops, Local news

Potential growers get a look at the ins and outs of growing hemp

The PCDF has been testing 10 varieties and four sites in Manitoba and two in Saskatchewan

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A rapidly growing market and attractive payoffs have some producers considering diversifying into industrial hemp production. “Right now hemp is trading at about 85 to 95 cents per pound. Last year, I think the provincial average on yield was around 1,100 to 1,200 pounds. It makes it to be a fairly attractive crop to grow
One of many crops near Roseisle, Man. hit by severe hail June 27.
Crops, Local news

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

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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

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