Strawberry Establishment Insurance
Strawberry Establishment Insurance provides commercial growers with replacement cost insurance for strawberry plants lost during establishment.
Offered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
Amount
Coverage is for the cost of replacement plants only, for the establishment year only, with a 20 per cent deductible based on the total number of plants insured; 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
Insurance is available to all producers who have an AgriInsurance policy. Landlords are not eligible.
- A minimum of 4000 strawberry plants being established in a crop year is required.
- Only strawberry plants transplanted on or before June 20 of the crop year qualify for insurance.
- All strawberries planted in the current crop year must be enrolled in the program.
Plants must be irrigated in a manner satisfactory to MASC.
To reduce losses in the winter, plants must be covered by adequate straw or mulch in the year the strawberry plants are transplanted.
About the funding
- Coverage is for the cost of replacement plants only.
- Coverage ends June 20 of the following crop year.
- Coverage is for the establishment year only (when the strawberries are transplanted into the field and before they produce strawberries).
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.
There is a 20 per cent deductible based on the total number of plants insured.
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|---|---|---|---|
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