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MASC had a record number of hail claims and payouts in 2016.
Crops, Local news, Weather

Record hail claims, payouts for MASC in 2016

The big white combine took a heavy toll in Manitoba this year

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This was a hail of a year for a lot of Manitoba farmers — in fact, it was a record. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) received 4,700 hail claims in 2016 and has so far paid out more than $43 million on destroyed or damaged insured crops, David Koroscil, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s acting
These giant hailstones were found after a July 19 storm near Manitou.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba hail damage claims skyrocket

Last year was bad; this year could be worse

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Commodity News Service Canada – The massive storms that have steamrolled through parts of Manitoba are causing significantly higher-than-average hail damage claims, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. The association’s hail report last Thursday said the ratio of claims to policies has soared due to storms on July 4, July 10 and July 16, which
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Crops

Mustard crops in good condition despite hail, prices squeezed

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CNS Canada – Western Canada’s mustard crops are in mostly good condition, one industry participant says, while new-crop prices for the commodity have moved lower. “I would say throughout the growing area it really looks quite good, almost exceptional as an average,” said Walter Dyck, general manager, seed division at Olds Products. He added that rain has
These giant hailstones were found after a storm near Manitou, Man. July 19. Michelle Sanders/Twitter
Crops, Weather

Hail damage claims skyrocket in Manitoba

Claims already exceed the average for an entire year

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Commodity News Service Canada — The massive storms that have steamrolled through parts of Manitoba are causing significantly higher than average hail damage claims, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. The association’s most recent hail report said the ratio of claims to policies have soared due to storms on July 4, July 10 and
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Crops, Weather

Salvaging hail-damaged crops

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Storm damage to crops can result in problems with nitrate accumulations, especially if the crops were heavily fertilized or manured in the spring to optimize yield. “With volatile weather comes storm damage and, for some producers, this means salvaging crops for feed,” says Andrea Hanson, beef extension specialist, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Airdrie. Hanson cautions
The Raynor’s farmland was completely dishevelled and a number of out buildings were destroyed.
Local news, Weather

Tornado among several storm events in the southwest

Two rural properties took the brunt of Manitoba's most recent violent weather episode

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Displaced bales, crushed crops and chunks of metal scatter fields in the southwest as the area recovers from one of Manitoba’s largest tornadoes in recent years. A low-pressure system that moved in from Montana sparked the extreme weather, which also doused the Virden area with nearly 75 mm of rain. Quarter-sized hail was also reported
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
Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 11
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 11

Conditions as of July 13, 2015

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Hot and humid weather conditions resulted in rapid crop growth across most of Manitoba. Generally, condition of most crop types is rated as good, although variability is noted across the province. Majority of acres and crop types have entered the flowering and grain fill stages of development. Although many areas did receive much needed rainfall,
This cornfield north of Miami was one of many pulverized by hail June 27. More fields received hail July 4.
Crops, Local news

Another week, another hailstorm

MASC is busy processing more hail claims, severe weather damage

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Thunderstorms damaged more Manitoba crops July 4 — one week after a vicious hailstorm injured or destroyed crops from Roseisle to Winkler, running roughly parallel to the Pembina Escarpment. As of July 6 the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) had received 164 hail claims on insured crops, said David Koroscil, MASC’s manager for insurance projects
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Severe hail strikes The Pas, 10,000 acres affected

Our History: July 1987

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This ad in our July 2, 1987 issue was for Grassroots, an online agricultural information system based on the Canadian Communications Research Centre Telidon system. While it featured a great deal of information, it was difficult to access due to slow download speeds over phone lines, and the system was expensive. This ad offered the

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