Pedigreed Seed Insurance
Provides producers with a higher Dollar Value to reflect the value and increased cost of producing pedigreed seed crops.
Offered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
Amount
Higher Dollar Value for pedigreed seed crops; 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
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
Acreage must be sown with select, breeder, foundation, or registered seed, and must meet all Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) field history standards.
The producer insuring the crop must apply to the CSGA for certification, and must provide their CSGA number to MASC in order to have pedigreed seed coverage.
About the funding
Provides producers with a higher Dollar Value to reflect the value and increased cost of producing pedigreed seed crops.
- If selecting the pedigreed seed crop, the producer must also insure any non-pedigreed acreage of the same crop, and both must be insured at the same coverage level.
- If the producer is growing the crop for both pedigreed seed and non-pedigreed production, the production must be stored separately.
- The same grade guarantee and grade factor applies to the pedigreed seed crop and the non-pedigreed crop.
Show all funding details
- There is no germination guarantee.
- The Probable Yield (expected yield per acre) is the same as the corresponding non-pedigreed crop.
- Pedigreed seed coverage only applies to crops grown for the purpose of producing pedigreed seed.
- Dockage is determined on the same basis as non-pedigreed production.
Pedigreed seed crops are charged a higher premium per acre than non-pedigreed crops.
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.
- If the producer only has pedigreed seed crop acres, losses are paid on the shortfall between actual production (with an adjustment for quality) and guaranteed production.
- If both pedigreed and non-pedigreed seed crops are grown, losses are determined over the entire acreage of a producer’s crops. For example, red spring wheat production offsets production from pedigreed red spring wheat acres (refer to the following scenarios).
Similar programs
| Program | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AgriInsurance for Organic Crops | Insurance | Organic crop insurance coverage based on individual yield history (50 per cent of the conventional average yield for each year of missing data), with the 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 | Open |
| Basic Hay Insurance | Insurance | Coverage of 80 per cent of the Probable Yield, valued at the High Dollar Value ($114 per tonne) or Low Dollar Value ($68 per tonne) option | Open |
| Contract Price Option | Insurance | No fixed amount | Open |
| Corn Insurance | Insurance | Coverage of 50, 70, or 80 per cent of probable yield, or Crop Coverage Plus (CCP) up to 90 per cent coverage (excluding silage) | Open |
