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 […] Read more
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Ontario extends fruit, forage insurance premium deadlines
Extension offers 'flexibility,' Agricorp says

Ontario extends RMP deadlines for crops, livestock
Move won't create coverage gaps, Agricorp says
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 […] Read more
Ontario’s Agricorp prioritizing ‘distress’ calls
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 […] Read more

Soybeans in 2019 just below 10-year average
Agricorp says a warm September helped bring the late-planted crop through to maturity
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 […] Read more

Unseeded acreage benefits available for farmers with unfit land
Wet and cool soil conditions left many fields unplanted this spring season
[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 […] Read more

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
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 […] Read more

Ontario extends corn, soy, bean planting deadlines
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 […] Read more

Is it time for Ontario farmers to claim the unseeded benefit?
Find out the deadlines and necessary qualifications based on your crop
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 […] Read more

No automatic renewals this year for Ontario’s RMPs
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, […] Read more

Agricorp announces corn salvage program
The program will help farmers pay to harvest and market DON-infected corn
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 […] Read more