Program changes for the 2019 growing season include:
• introduction of separate yield coverage for hybrid and open pollinated fall rye, which will ensure producers have coverage that is more reflective of the productive capacity of their fall rye crop;
• a higher dollar value for seed potatoes to account for the higher cost of production and higher market value;
• the list of crops eligible for organic insurance will be expanded to include barley, field peas and hemp grain;
• dollar values for organic crops will increase due to an update in how the dollar values are determined; and
• livestock and forage producers will benefit from a change in the way poor quality forages are adjusted for claim purposes, which will result in payments that better reflect actual losses due to low quality.
More than 8,000 farms are enrolled in AgriInsurance. Manitoba has the highest level of AgriInsurance participation in Canada with over 90 per cent of annual crop acres enrolled.
AgriInsurance is provided for over 70 different annual crops and forages during establishment and production, as well as the inability to seed land in the spring due to wet conditions.
Under AgriInsurance, premiums for most programs are shared 40 per cent by participating producers, 36 per cent by the Government of Canada and 24 per cent by the Manitoba government.
AgriInsurance is a risk management program administered by the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).
Source : Steinbachonline