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McKnight Wins 2009 Corn Yield Competition

By Allan Dawson February 18, 2010

“Our organization is strong, growing, there’s a lot of interest in corn.” – MURRAY PRITCHARD Harry McKnight of Roland is the winner of the 2009 corn yield competition organized by the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA) with a yield of 198.17 bushels an acre. McKnight grew Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 39D97 in 30-inch rows. The crop had

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2009 Corn Crop Insurance By The Numbers

By Allan Dawson February 18, 2010

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

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MASC Explains “Grade Factor” Math

By Allan Dawson February 18, 2010

“Probably the biggest part of our problem was we included an example in there.” – DAVID VAN DEYNZE MASC says an example used in a letter to corn growers last fall to help explain changes to how it would calculate insurance claims created confusion that left some farmers feeling misled. “Probably the biggest part of

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In Briefs, continued from page 2

February 4, 2010

MASC supports growing projects: Starting this year, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. will waive hail insurance premiums for the maximum available coverage (currently $150 per acre) on up to 160 acres of land per eligible Canadian Foodgrains Bank project in Manitoba. A project must have an AgriInsurance contract to sign up for hail insurance and

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New Program Insures Pastures For Grazing Days

By Ron Friesen January 28, 2010

“This is a good step forward for the industry.” – GREG JOHNSON, MCPA Anew crop insurance program announced Jan. 19 will give Manitoba cattle producers an innovative way to protect their livestock from feed shortages. The program will insure pastures for a guaranteed number of days for grazing. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation will launch a

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Corn Growers Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance

By Ron Friesen January 14, 2010

“They feel that they were misled.” – THERESA BERGSMA, MCGA Manitoba corn growers are accusing the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. of reneging on a promised price incentive to encourage producers to harvest late, damaged corn last fall. But the agency says there was no promise and the complaint is based on a misunderstanding. The Manitoba

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Throne Speech Recycles Ongoing Farm Programs

By Ron Friesen December 10, 2009

Last week’s Manitoba throne speech spoke a fair bit about agriculture but contained few actual new initiatives for farmers. Instead, the speech to mark the opening of the new legislative session was mainly a rehash of programs already ongoing, according to observers. “A lot of what was in the throne speech was actually reannouncements, not

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How Weatherindexed Production Insurance Works

By Allan Dawson December 3, 2009

Bees don’t fly much when it’s cold so honey production suffers. The weatherindexed crop insurance Rick McConnell, a consultant, and Watts and Associates have developed would give beekeepers the option to insure against cold at specific times of the year. A farmer could insure against too much or not enough rain or heat for the

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KAP Explores Weather-Indexed Production Insurance

By Allan Dawson December 3, 2009

“I guess it really boils down to kind of a philosophical discussion over who should be delivering crop insurance.” – NEIL HAMILTON If Manitoba farmers could’ve insured against a killing frost occurring in late August, many would’ve, suspects Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Ian Wishart. Fortunately, the frost held off and disaster was averted. Farmers

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App Application Deadlines Extended

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 26, 2009

Manitoba corn, sunflower, soybean, edible bean and pulse growers with crops still on the field have been granted extensions on their deadlines to apply under the 2009 advance payments program (APP). Producers who still have unharvested crop that’s insured by crop insurance will now have more time to apply for pre-production advances and also to

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McKnight Wins 2009 Corn Yield Competition

2009 Corn Crop Insurance By The Numbers

MASC Explains “Grade Factor” Math

In Briefs, continued from page 2

New Program Insures Pastures For Grazing Days

Corn Growers Cry Foul Over Crop Insurance

Throne Speech Recycles Ongoing Farm Programs

How Weatherindexed Production Insurance Works

KAP Explores Weather-Indexed Production Insurance

App Application Deadlines Extended

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