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Ontario extends fruit, forage insurance premium deadlines

Extension offers 'flexibility,' Agricorp says

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Ontario fruit and forage growers who have production insurance premiums due this month will now have until June 30 to pay, the province said Monday. The extended premium payment deadline applies only to production insurance plans for fruit, strawberries and asparagus — and to the forage rainfall insurance plan, which uses rainfall as an indicator […] Read more
Emergence in an Ontario soybean field. (File photo by John Greig)
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Ontario extends RMP deadlines for crops, livestock

Move won't create coverage gaps, Agricorp says

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Ontario grain, oilseed and livestock producers will get extra time to apply for, make changes to or cancel coverage under the provincial Risk Management Program (RMP). Agricorp, the province’s ag program delivery agency, announced Wednesday the new deadline for applications or coverage changes for 2020 will be June 30. The previous deadlines to apply or […] Read more
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Ontario’s Agricorp prioritizing ‘distress’ calls

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Ontario’s provincial farm program delivery agency is putting priority on “situations of financial distress” as it enters “business continuity” mode. Agricorp said its program coverage options for 2020 “will not be affected, but may be delayed.” Staff are now working from home locations “where possible,” but farming customers with “urgent” requests are asked to continue […] Read more
Provincial soybean yield from Agricorp, show regional variations in crop success.
Crops, News

Soybeans in 2019 just below 10-year average

Agricorp says a warm September helped bring the late-planted crop through to maturity

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The Ontario soybean crop came through in the end, with an average yield of 45 bushels per acre, just below the 10-year average of 47 bushels per acre. The 2019 growing season was challenging for Ontario farmers, with wet conditions at the start and end of the season. Growers planted soybeans later than usual, and […] Read more
Farmland across Ontario remain unplanted, such as this field in Middlesex County.
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Unseeded acreage benefits available for farmers with unfit land

Wet and cool soil conditions left many fields unplanted this spring season

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[UPDATED: June 27, 2019] Farmers with unseeded acreage will have serious decisions to make by July 5, Agricorp’s unseeded acreage deadline. Agricorp’s unseeded acreage benefit (USAB) was made for years like this, but it luckily has rarely been needed. Why it matters: Many fields in Ontario are not yet planted. Unseeded acreage due to problematic […] Read more
“I got rid of most of it basically at harvest. I didn’t really store any.” – Maurice Chauvin.
Crops

Where did all the DON corn go?

Most infected corn in Ontario has now been flushed to markets in ethanol and around the world, mostly at discounted prices

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Last year’s deoxynivalenol (DON)-infected corn crop has been successfully sold and shipped — albeit at discounted returns for farmers. The specific destinations of that corn, discounts endured by producers and timing of sales have varied. Why it matters: The past six months show large volumes of vomitoxin-infected corn can be moved despite reduced returns for […] Read more
Agricorp’s map of planting areas. (Agricorp.com)
Crops

Ontario extends corn, soy, bean planting deadlines

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Waterlogged Ontario farmers still waiting on a window to plant corn, soybeans and coloured and white beans ahead of crop insurance deadlines now have at least a couple of extra days. Agricorp, the province’s production insurance and farm program delivery agency, announced extensions Friday for several of its planting deadlines. Corn growers in areas A, […] Read more
Agricorp’s areas for different planting deadlines.
Crops, News

Is it time for Ontario farmers to claim the unseeded benefit?

Find out the deadlines and necessary qualifications based on your crop

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The planting deadline for crops to qualify for production insurance is fast approaching for many Ontario farmers. As sporadic wet weather continues, making a claim through Agricorp’s underseeded acreage benefit (USAB) offers a strategic alternative. Agricorp says USAB helps offset financial burdens, such as fixed costs and land maintenance, in situations where farmers are unable […] Read more
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No automatic renewals this year for Ontario’s RMPs

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With a new option this year for coverage under Ontario’s Risk Management Program (RMP), producers won’t be able to let previous decisions ride. Agricorp, the province’s farm program delivery agency, on Thursday released full 2019 program details for the RMPs for grains/oilseeds, cattle, hogs, veal and sheep, including premium rates and updated program timelines. As […] Read more
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Agricorp announces corn salvage program

The program will help farmers pay to harvest and market DON-infected corn

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Agricorp, the provincial crop insurance agency, will now cover corn infected by over five parts per million of deoxynivalenol (DON) with a benefit to help farmers cover harvest and marketing costs for damaged corn. The interim measure for 2018 will pay producers that are insured, $0.79 per eligible bushel to cover extraordinary costs being managed […] Read more

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