Crop insurance changed last year and consecutive drought years have pushed premiums too high, he says
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s move to individual crop insurance premiums was widely welcomed when introduced last year but at least one farmer said he preferred the program the way it was. Don Tremblay, who farms south of Moose Jaw and is reeve of the Rural Municipality of Hillsborough, said he believes the change has not been […] Read moreTag Archives crop insurance
Ag spending up in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Agriculture spending in Saskatchewan is pegged at $1.5 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, up $81.7 million. That includes ministry estimates of about $571 million, plus spending that occurs across government for agricultural programs. The 2024-25 budget announced March 20 projects AgriStability costs will rise by $110 million, based on federal forecasts, and […] Read more
Sask. farm group asks for drought committee
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says the province needs to do more to prepare for drought
WINNIPEG — Saskatchewan needs to prepare for drought. Not just in 2024 but for future droughts as well, says the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. That’s why APAS is asking for a Provincial Drought Preparedness Committee, which will help farmers and the province respond more effectively to dry and difficult conditions. “The whole idea is […] Read more
Sask. crop insurance premiums drop
WINNIPEG — Saskatchewan farmers made about 14,200 crop insurance claims in 2023, which correlates to $1.85 billion in crop insurance payments. That is significantly less than 2021, a year of extreme drought in Western Canada, when Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. paid out $2.3 billion worth of claims just for annual crops. Thanks to another year […] Read more
Crop insurance costs explode
WINNIPEG — If crop insurance payments to Canadian farmers were put on a line graph, from 2018 to 2022 the graph would look like a hockey stick. Statistics Canada data shows that crop insurance gross payments were $890 million in 2018. By 2021 that figure had climbed to $3.8 billion and then hit $4.897 billion […] Read more
Crop insurance accounts for the lion’s share of Sask. gov’t payments made to producers
Saskatchewan producers should receive about $2 billion in business risk management support payments this year, the provincial and federal governments said last week. Forecasts based on the 30 percent of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance claims paid out so far show those payments alone could reach $1.85 billion. According to the corporation, the reserve fund would still […] Read more
Rainfall insurance pays out
Record payments were made to producers who participated in the Saskatchewan forage rainfall insurance program this year. The governments of Saskatchewan and Canada announced Sept. 5 that $60.4 million was paid in 17 forage risk zones. Most payments were made in the southwest and west central parts of the province after drier than normal conditions. […] Read more
Higher crop insurance bills have arrived in Sask.
In the months ahead, hopefully SCIC will seek feedback from fully informed producers as it readies the program offering for 2023. You can bet that Alberta and Manitoba are watching the Saskatchewan experience closely.
Sask. farmers can move poor crops to livestock feed
Low-yielding cereal and pulse crops can be diverted for livestock feed, the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. and Agriculture Canada announced July 12. The corporation is doubling low-yield appraisal values so that farmers can make decisions about their poor crops and support livestock producers who need feed. Pockets of the province are again experiencing severe drought […] Read more
Drones used to assess wildlife crop damage
A pilot project to assess wildlife damage with drones by Agriculture Financial Services Corp. in Alberta’s Peace River district may help document crop damages and assist with timely crop loss assessments. David Tschetter, a farmer, drone operator and photographer with Shady Lane Hutterite Colony at Wanham, Alta., used drone footage on their farm and four […] Read more
