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Every non-family employee working on a farm must have WCB coverage — even those working for a custom operator or some other employer
The prospect of an employee suffering a serious injury or being killed on your farm is awful enough. But farm employers without Workers Compensation Board coverage would also face the prospect of a lawsuit in such a situation. That was the sobering message delivered to a recent farm safety meeting put on by Keystone AgriculturalThis is something farmers have been asking for, especially with the release of earlier-maturing varieties
Crop insurance on soybeans, corn, open-pollinated corn, edible beans, sunflowers and lentils is being expanded — on a test basis — across Manitoba this year. Until now, those crops were only insurable in areas deemed to be warm enough, and with enough frost-free days. However, farmers from outside those areas have been asking for coverage,When fires, cattle or herbicides jump fences, the property owner is usually “strictly liable” for whatever escapes his or her property
In the opinion of the courts, cattle belong on pasture, not on the road. So how does a rancher protect himself from legal liability issues when moving a herd from one part of his property to another via public roads? The key is having a program to minimize exposure to legal liability in case a
