Agi3’s AI-powered individualized farm insurance products won the business solutions prize in the Innovations Program Awards prior to the Agriculture in Motion farm show in Langham, Saskatchewan.
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Agi3’s AI-powered individualized farm insurance products win innovation prize
Awards handed out at Ag in Motion 2025
Policy institute calls for open review of ag spending
It’s been 13 years since agricultural spending was reviewed, and some programs may no longer meet producer needs
A full-scale review of Canadian agricultural spending should be a top priority in this time of global uncertainty, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Farmers make case for aid if tariffs imposed
Uncertainty over whether the U.S. will impose tariffs on Canadian agriculture is already resulting in lost sales, meeting hears
Farmers from various Canadian agricultural sectors told federal officials this week the government must be prepared to help if tariffs take effect.
Nova Scotia launches livestock price insurance pilot
Nova Scotia joined New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island in the two-year Maritime Livestock Price Insurance Pilot the federal government announced today.
Drought leaves Canadian farmers unpaid
Failure of unlicensed companies, complaint deadline, insufficient security seen as holes in farm support
Hundreds of Canadian farmers have received delayed payments for their crops or not been paid at all, as a growing number of grain-buying firms declare bankruptcy amid drought and low commodity prices, according to interviews with dozens of farmers, a government agency, and a review of bankruptcy documents.
Ag ministers meeting covers risk management, pesticides, animal disease
Business risk management, pesticide management and animal disease preparedness were among topics discussed by provincial, federal and territorial ministers of agriculture at their annual meeting this week.
‘Precision’ insurance on offer for farmers
Company says individual insurance breaks coverage into different profiles, even within the same farm, making for a more tailored business risk management option.
Needed: a long-term vision for Canadian agriculture
Greater collaboration, consultation, and issue ownership required to manage major disruption, says report
What does Canada’s agriculture and food sector need to do to insulate itself from major disruptions? According to the latest Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) report “A Toolbox for Managing Crises,” farmers, federal policy makers, and everyone in between needs to stop working in isolation to extinguish individual fires, and adopt a more dynamic approach […] Read more
Federal and provincial ag ministers meet in Fredericton
Environmental issues remain a hot topic for provincial agriculture ministers. That and sustainable agriculture dominated discussions during the recent federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers meeting in Fredericton, N.B. The annual conference was held from July 19-21. The focus on sustainable agriculture tracks, as this is the first time the ministers have met since […] Read more
Insurers seen reviewing Black Sea ship cover after Russia quits deal
Last ship covered under deal left Sunday
London | Reuters — Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, aimed to alleviate a global […] Read more
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