Cow-calf producers have until June 12 to take out a calf LPI policy.

Six myths of livestock price insurance

Livestock price insurance leads in Manitoba and Alberta weigh in on the common misunterstandings of LPI among Prairie beef producers

Livestock price insurance leads in Manitoba and Alberta weigh in on common misunterstandings of LPI among Prairie beef farmers.


Trade war raises profile of Livestock Price Insurance

Trade war raises profile of Livestock Price Insurance

The cost of Livestock Price Insurance has previously had farmers balking: Tariff-driven market risks though might make a policy worth it for Canadian beef and hog producers this year

Livestock Price Insurance is expensive, but now tariffs are flying fast at Canadian pork and beef producers, and trade war market risks mean farmers may be rethinking that math for 2025.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew (seated) and Manitoba agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn during the Jan. 16, 2024, announcement at Manitoba Ag Days.

Lower premiums, new pilot for veggies ahead for crop insurance

Crop insurance changes were announced at Manitoba Ag Days on Jan. 16

Manitoba producers can expect lower crop insurance premiums on most products, attendees of Ag Minister Ron Kostyshyn’s Manitoba Ag Days address heard Jan. 16. Average premiums for annual crops under AgriInsurance are expected to hit $16.21 per acre in 2024, down from $19.21 in 2023. It’s a good news, bad news scenario for producers. [VIDEO:


File photo of sunset over port facilities at Odesa. (Mixarde/iStock/Getty Images)

Ukraine announces ‘humanitarian corridor’ for other stuck ships

Moscow not yet commenting on plan

Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea on Thursday to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export grain. At least initially, the corridor would apply