Perennial Ryegrass Seed Insurance
Forage seed insurance provides financial assistance to producers of forage seed when they experience a significant production shortfall.
Forage seed insurance is available for alfalfa seed, annual ryegrass seed, tall fescue seed, meadow fescue seed, pedigreed timothy seed, and perennial ryegrass seed.
Offered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
Amount
Coverage at 50, 70, or 80 per cent of probable yield; 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
Forage seed insurance is available for alfalfa seed, annual ryegrass seed, tall fescue seed, meadow fescue seed, pedigreed timothy seed, and perennial ryegrass seed.
Perennial ryegrass seed is only insurable in the crop year immediately following the crop year in which it was seeded.
- All varieties are insurable.
- All forage seed crops are eligible for the Contract Price Option.
- There must be a minimum of 75 per cent ground cover of the insured crop for the acreage to be insured.
About the funding
- An insured producers’ historic yields (10 years) are used to calculate their probable yield.
- Producers without a verified yield history in any of the previous 10 years will have the provincial average yield applied for that year.
- Producers insuring one of these crops for the first time (no verifiable data) will be assigned the provincial probable yield.
- Three coverage levels are available: 50, 70, or 80 per cent of probable yield.
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- Insurance begins once the crop has established and includes winterkill coverage.
- For producers insuring a crop for the first time, coverage begins following inspection and acceptance of all acreage.
- Dollar values for coverage and indemnity purposes are established prior to the start of the crop year.
- The grade guarantee is 80 per cent germination for all forage seed crops.
Premium is 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.
Full coverage applies until the crop has been harvested, destroyed, put to alternate use or abandoned (not harvested due to adverse weather conditions).
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 |
