A black cow approaches the camera in a lush green pasture.

Six myths of livestock price insurance

Livestock price insurance leads in Manitoba and Alberta weigh in on the common misunterstandings of LPI among Prairie beef producers

Livestock price insurance leads in Manitoba and Alberta weigh in on common misunterstandings of LPI among Prairie beef farmers.

Aerial view of British Columbia's flooded Fraser Valley from 2021.

Sector rethinks insurance amid multiple disasters

Insurer says new approach needed as fire, flood, hail and wind storms increase in severity and frequency and cost more money

Insurers and government need to work together to better support farmers and others when weather-related disasters occur, said a panelist at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting.


Cattle laze in the green grass of a pasture with trees in the background.

Cattle producers urged to use insurance options

Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. outlines what it is doing to improve how producers can protect themselves

A senior policy analyst with Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. says cow-calf producers must do better when it comes to using insurance to protect themselves. In December at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, Stuart Chutter talked about the coverage currently available to livestock producers and how AFSC can also […] Read more

The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) has been around for a number of years with awareness and participation gradually increasing. The difference this year is record high cattle prices and the ability to lock in profits. | File photo

Producers have insurance options to consider

Several insurance options are worthy of consideration for the upcoming year. Some are new and others are made more relevant by current market conditions. Let’s start with the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) and its applicability for cow-calf producers. The program has been around for a number of years with awareness and participation gradually […] Read more