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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
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
The result of a severe thunderstorm on the afternoon of Saturday June 27 that hit near the Roseisle area west of Carman. Many fields in the area were destroyed or damaged by hail including this corn field south of Roseisle along PR 240.
Crops, Local news, Weather

VIDEO: MASC still assessing hail-damaged crops in Roseisle-Miami area

A hail storm damaged or destroyed some crops June 27

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Crop insurance officials were still assessing the damage Monday caused by a vicious hail storm that hit the Roseisle-Miami area the afternoon of June 27. As of noon Monday the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) had received around 100 claims province-wide, David Van Deynze, MASC’s manager of claim services said in an interview. About half
Much of Manitoba’s reseeded canola is looking “impressive,” the Canola Council of Canada’s Angela Brackenreed said during the Westman webinar June 17.

Local news, Oilseeds

Should crop insurance have a ‘do not seed before’ date?

This spring has prompted some to ask the question

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There’s a crop insurance seeding deadline, so should there be restrictions on how early certain crops are planted? It’s a question some have put to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), following what started off as an early spring, but saw crop emergence delayed by cool soil temperatures, a snowstorm on the Victoria Day long
farm equipment seeding crops
Crops, Local news

Seeding 2015: The never-ending story

Close to a million Manitoba acres could get reseeded and 90 per cent of them were canola


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What started as an early spring has turned into a reseeding frenzy as farmers race against crop insurance deadlines to reseed nearly a million acres damaged by a blizzard, frost, heavy rains and voracious flea beetles. “The May 30 frost was bad for two reasons. One, it was widespread. Two, it was later in the
Widespread frost across much of southern Manitoba May 30 destroyed many acres of already stressed canola prompting many farmers to start reseeding.
Local news, Oilseeds

Canola crop succumbs to final blow with May 30 frost

A blizzard, a frost, flooding, crusting, flea beetle and another frost have prompted many Manitoba farmers to reseed their canola

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Manitoba farmers this week were scrambling to find canola and flaxseed to replant fields destroyed by a widespread frost early May 30. “It’s as widespread as we’ve seen for frost for quite a while,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) claim services manager, said June 1. “We can’t keep up with the claims
frozen canola seedlings in southern Manitoba
Local news, Oilseeds

MASC flexibility will speed up canola re-seeding in hardest hit areas

Some farmers won’t have to wait for an adjuster or leave a check strip before re-seeding, but farmers must check first with their local MASC office to see if the policy applies to them

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Some Manitoba farmers re-seeding canola after widespread frost May 30 can move a little faster thanks to changes from the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). Normally farmers have to get an MASC adjuster to inspect a field before they re-seed or leave a check strip, but farmers in certain areas won’t have to do that,
David Van Deynze
Cereals, News

Faller, Prosper insured as ‘feed’ wheats by MASC

If the Canadian Grain Commission creates a new class for weaker-gluten wheats 
crop insurance will likely follow with a new category of its own

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Faller and Prosper wheats are generally used for milling, but in Manitoba they’re still insured as feed wheats. That means in the case of a crop insurance payout, a hit of $1.77 a bushel — the difference in the 2015 insured value of Red Spring wheat at $6.26 a bushel versus $4.49 for feed wheat.
flooded farmer's field
Crops, Local news

Excess moisture might trigger more crop insurance claims than frost

Farmers and crop insurance adjusters expected to be in fields this week 
assessing crop damage caused by the Victoria long-weekend storm

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Excessive moisture from the May 16-17 storm might result in more crop insurance claims than frost. “From our perspective the amount of rain and snow that came with this storm is probably as big a concern as the frost itself,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) manager of claim services said May 20.
James Battershill, KAP general manager
Crops, Local news

KAP GM is confident hiring a membership co-ordinator will pay off

Membership revenue is important, but so is broad farmer representation, says James Battershill

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Membership, and the revenue that comes with it, are the lifeblood of any organization, but for the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) it’s more than just the money. “It’s really what drives our credibility as an organization,” KAP’s general manager James Battershill told delegates attending KAP’s spring General Council meeting April 16. “KAP has always been

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