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Forage insurance changes arrive for spring

Weather warning flags this spring may merit giving the province’s revised forage insurance a closer look

By Alexis Stockford March 29, 2021

With another dry spring in the offing, it might be time to reconsider forage insurance in view of recent program changes. Those changes follow a forage insurance review completed last year. The province had announced the review in late 2019, following critically poor hay yields and widespread reports of feed shortfalls. The shortfalls led to

About 90 per cent of Manitoba’s cultivated acres are covered under AgriInsurance.

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Insurance coverage up, costs down

Record crop insurance coverage and moderately lower premiums expected in 2021

By Allan Dawson February 18, 2021

Manitoba AgriInsurance coverage is expected to hit a record $3.128 billion this year, while premiums will be moderately lower, says a joint federal-provincial news release. It’s due to a combination of higher crop values and reduced crop insurance payments over time. “There are two pieces of the puzzle,” David Van Deynze, chief product officer with the

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Maintaining independent agricultural extension is key

By Laura Rance-Unger January 21, 2021

The Manitoba government’s announcement that it will close agricultural offices and consolidate services this spring is a significant shift, but one that reflects a modern reality. As of April 1, public-facing services will be delivered out of 10 regional service centres instead of 21 and they will be staffed by provincial Agriculture Department representatives, crop

Responses to the announcement of office closures ranged from some thinking the changes were long overdue, while others worried about job cuts and a decline in services.

News, Other

Swath of MARD, MASC offices slated for closure

Any cost savings will be eclipsed by investments in new technology, says Pedersen

By Geralyn Wichers January 14, 2021

Reactions were mixed as Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development announced it would close 21 of its community offices in the name of modernization. On Twitter, a farmer called it “10 years overdue” while others pointed to a decline in services the offices provided. Others worried that staff would lose their jobs and that services would

Manitoba producers who use silage can now  get crop insurance, something the Manitoba  Beef Producers has long sought.

Forages, News

Provincial forage AgriInsurance gets upgrade

Livestock producers are getting their wish on how MASC anticipates corn silage yields, among other announcements

By Alexis Stockford November 2, 2020

Livestock producers relying on corn silage will soon be able to lock in insurance based on personal production history. On Oct. 16, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced individual productivity indexing (IPI) for silage corn, among a list of other feed crop insurance changes incoming for 2021. Until now, MASC has based

Every year farmers vote on varieties while sowing their crops, and MASC has just released the latest data.

Crops, News

Manitoba’s top crops in 2020

MASC’s annual 2020 market share report reveals most popular crops and varieties

By Allan Dawson October 29, 2020

[UPDATE: Oct. 30, 2020] Manitoba’s top four insured crops in 2020 are unchanged from 2019, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) 2020 variety market share report shows. Canola leads the way followed by red spring wheat (varieties in the Canada Western Red Spring class), soybeans and oats. Why it matters: Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s annual

Fields west of Brandon show new bare patches, areas that were underwater earlier this month.

Crops, News

Crop damage ranges after Westman floods

Cereals and soybeans seem to have mostly dodged drowning after flooding in the Westman area in late June and early July, but peas and some canola are struggling

By Alexis Stockford July 23, 2020

Two weeks after record rains hit the Brandon and Minnedosa regions, some low spots still had standing water. Overland flooding made for a dramatic picture from June 28 to July 1, with a string of storms bringing well over 200 millimetres of rain by official counts, and claims by some farmers near Rapid City and

News, Weather

MASC hail claims so far just slightly higher than 2019

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2020

Manitoba farmers have filed 150 hail claims so far this season with the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). Just over 100 of those came from a June 20 storm that hit the Lowe Farm, Rosenort and Steinbach areas. That’s slightly more than the 127 hail claims MASC received as of June 28, 2019, but far

A lot of unharvested canola and wheat acres stayed behind on Manitoba fields over the winter due to poor harvest weather last fall, but what remained this spring may not be all that bad.

Crops, News

Most unharvested canola still has value: MASC

The quality of much of Manitoba’s overwintered wheat was worse than expected

By Allan Dawson June 1, 2020

Most of the unharvested, insured crop in Manitoba fields is still worth harvesting, according to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). “We feel we’ve addressed the (insured) fields that everybody agrees aren’t worth combining,” David Van Deynze, MASC’s vice-president of innovation and product support said in an interview May 21. There are anecdotal reports of farmers frustrated with MASC for

News, Other

Pallister muses about cuts to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.

KAP says doesn't want Manitoba farmers' most important business risk management program to be undermined

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2020

Premier Brian Pallister appears to be determined to make funding cuts to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), despite calls for caution from the Keystone Agricultural Producers. During his regular COVID news conference Tuesday, Pallister was asked why MASC salary cuts of up to 20 per cent are being considered. “Manitoba Ag Services has been

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Tag Archives Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

Forage insurance changes arrive for spring

Insurance coverage up, costs down

Editorial: Maintaining independent agricultural extension is key

Swath of MARD, MASC offices slated for closure

Provincial forage AgriInsurance gets upgrade

Manitoba’s top crops in 2020

Crop damage ranges after Westman floods

MASC hail claims so far just slightly higher than 2019

Most unharvested canola still has value: MASC

Pallister muses about cuts to Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.

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