Forage Restoration
Forage Restoration provides a benefit to Manitoba farmers to restore tame forages (excluding sweet clover and coarse hay) and forage seed crops (excluding annual and perennial ryegrass) that are damaged due to excess moisture prior to October 1.
Offered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
Amount
$130 per acre damaged by excess moisture (2026 coverage), less the five per cent Forage Restoration deductible; 50 per cent of coverage if damaged acres are overseeded
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Who can apply
- Established acres of tame forages (excluding sweet clover and coarse hay), tall fescue seed, meadow fescue seed, alfalfa seed, and pedigreed timothy seed are eligible for Forage Restoration if they are insured under AgriInsurance.
- No Forage Restoration payment will be paid if there are less than 10 acres damaged.
- Damaged areas must be in blocks of five or more acres.
- A damaged acre is defined as having less than 75 per cent ground cover of the insured tame species.
- Acres eligible for Forage Establishment Insurance are not also eligible for Forage Restoration.
- March 31 is the last day to apply for, make changes to (add or delete crops and change coverage levels) or to cancel AgriInsurance, and June 30 is the last day to file Seeded Acreage Reports.
About the funding
Forage Restoration coverage in 2026 is $130 per acre.
Forage Restoration is a benefit that is included in the premium cost of Forage Insurance, alfalfa seed, tall fescue seed, meadow fescue seed, and pedigreed timothy seed insurance.
Forage Restoration claims are calculated on the number of acres damaged by excess moisture, less the five per cent Forage Restoration deductible, multiplied by $130.
- If damaged acres are overseeded, the indemnity level is 50 per cent of coverage, with the remaining coverage continuing in force until the earlier of the destruction of the failed overseeded crop or June 25 of the following year.
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- The deductible is five per cent of the total number of insured acres for each crop type insured.
- The deductible remains at five per cent, regardless of an insured’s claim history.
- A Forage Restoration payment will reduce the amount of Forage Insurance or forage seed insurance available.
Payment will be issued once the affected acres have been destroyed by chemical or tillage, or overseeded.
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