News From SCIC

Today, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced the AgriStability enrolment deadline for the 2022 program year has been extended without penalty to June 30, 2022. This step, agreed to by federal, provincial, and territorial governments, will help producers manage the impact of avian influenza (bird flu), current market disruptions, increased expenses and production challenges facing many farm operations.

View the livestream of the announcement here. Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture David Marit will announce the 2022 Crop Insurance Program at the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation’s Head Office on Tuesday, February 22, at 10:30 a.m. in Melville.

Stop by and chat with the SCIC Executive Management Team at the 2022 Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan! Your feedback is important to us as we work to ensure our business risk management programs remain relevant and meet the needs of today’s producers.

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2021 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers.