What's new for Crop Insurance in 2021?
Changes introduced for the 2021 year will help ensure the Crop Insurance Program is meeting the risk management needs of Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers.
- Increased Coverage for Native Forage
- Coverage for the Native Forage Establishment Benefit Option is increasing from $75 per acre to $200 per acre.
- This option provides coverage on newly seeded native forage acres.
- Additional Forage Coverage Options
- Crop Insurance customers can now insure their tame hay acres under the Forage Rainfall Insurance Program (FRIP) or the Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Program.
- Under FRIP, payments will now be calculated based on rainfall levels instead of overall yields.
- Introducing the Commercial Vegetable Pilot Program
- Large-scale vegetable operations will now have access to stand-alone coverage for damage to cabbage and pumpkin crops.
- A minimum of eight acres of cabbage and/or pumpkins is required to participate.
- Updating Large Kabuli Chickpeas Base Grade
- SCIC is updating the large-seeded Kabuli base gradeto reflect current production and marketing patterns.
- This increases the insured price and quality coverage.
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