Greenfeed Insurance
Greenfeed insurance provides producers who grow annual crops for greenfeed with coverage for losses due to natural perils.
Offered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
Amount
Coverage of 50, 70, or 80 per cent of probable yield (coverage reduced by 20 per cent for greenfeed sown June 21 to July 15); premium cost shared 40 per cent by the producer, 36 per cent by the Government of Canada, and 24 per cent by the Province of Manitoba
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Who can apply
Greenfeed insurance covers specific annual crops for the purpose of being cut, baled, or silaged for livestock feed, grown separately or in combination, and allows for up to 20 per cent of the seed blend to be made up of crops not listed below.
Annual crops eligible for greenfeed insurance include:
- oats
- barley
- mixed grain
- wheat
- rye
- field peas
- triticale
- millet
- sorghum
- sudan grass
The crop must be indicated as greenfeed on the Seeded Acreage Report. Producers must file a Seeded Acreage Report by June 30.
About the funding
- Greenfeed probable yields (expected yield per acre) are based on historical yields from the most recent 10 years, with a two-year lag (for 2026, it is from 2015 to 2024) at 15 per cent moisture content.
- Greenfeed probable yields are adjusted using the Individual Productivity Index method.
- Producers may select one of the three coverage levels: 50, 70, or 80 per cent of probable yield.
- The grade guarantee is a minimum of 100 Relative Feed Value.
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- Full coverage is available for crops sown by June 20. An extended coverage seeding period is available for greenfeed sown between June 21 to July 15. Greenfeed sown during the extended coverage seeding period will have coverage reduced by 20 per cent, and a Supplementary Seeded Acreage Report must be submitted by July 31 for greenfeed sown during the extended coverage period.
- Greenfeed bales that cannot be removed from the field due to wet field conditions are eligible for production and quality losses under AgriInsurance and are eligible for Wildlife Damage Compensation.
The premium cost is shared 40 per cent by the producer, 36 per cent by the Government of Canada, and 24 per cent by the Province of Manitoba.
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