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16 THE RURAL VOICE / OCTOBER 1982
FARM
Crop insurance
payments high
Crop Insurance anticipates that claims
on Ontario's winter wheat crop of
1981-82 will approach 3 million dollars
after all claims have been finalized. "It's
been a poor crop from start to finish,"
declared Len Davies, sales manager to the
Crop Insurance Commission of Ontario.
The wheat went into one of the harshest
winters in history in a very weakened
state. The survival rate in the spring was
low, as thousands of wheat fields were
ripped up and seeded to soybeans or
patched up with spring cereals.
"1.2 million dollars were paid out in
May under the Crop Insurance Reseeding
Benefit which compensates growers for
the cost of planting a new crop,"
explained Davies.
The limited acreage of wheat which was
left went through a drought in May that
pulled down yields. "A further $1.8
million has been paid out in production
claims," he said. A total of 2,600 wheat
claims were processed by Crop Insurance.
Davies reminds wheat producers that
this year's insurance package offers a $5
per acre increase in the reseeding benefits.
Depending on the price option the farmer
selects, reseeding benefits now are $25 to
$35 per acre, with no change in premium
costs.
The Government of Canada provides
financial assistance to the Canada -On-
tario Crop Insurance Program by contri-
buting 50% of the total premium required
each year.
Davies advises wheat producers plan-
ting a crop for 1982-83 season, that the
deadline for purchasing insurance is
October 30, 1982.
Oct. 16 - World Food Day
Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan
announced plans are well under way for
the October 16 observation of World
Food Day in Canada.
"Canada, in recognition of her respon-
sibilities with the global community, and
her membership in the Food and Agricul-
ture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations, observes World Food Day
annually," Mr. Whelan says. "FAO
chose October 16, the anniversary of the
founding of FAO in Quebec City in 1945,
as the date on which people around the
world would engage in informed public
debate on issues affecting the world food
supply."
Agriculture Canada plays a major role
in organizing World Food Day in
Canada. It has established a national
NEWS
steering committee comprising represen-
tatives of federal and provincial govern-
ments as well as the agri-food sector and
non-governmental organizations. These
representatives are responsible for plan-
ning and organizing activities at the
provincial and regional levels.
The department has also created a
World Food Day Secretariat to co-ordi-
nate and distribute information on the
world food situation and to help local and
provincial organizations plan and orga-
nize their activities.
"Last year, most of my department's
research stations across the country were
open to the public October 16 to promote
awareness of food production in Ca-
nada," says Mr. Whelan.
New income
stabilization program
A new income stabilization program
for five important cash crops has been
announced by the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
This plan has been developed by the
Farm Income Stabilization Commission
to cover the three crop years 1982, 1983,
and 1984. Crops included are corn,
soybeans, white beans, winter wheat, and
barley. This program will assist Ontario
growers to stabilize their income.
An account will be set up for each crop
a producer applies for and the fees he
pays will enter this account. In any year
when the average crop price dips below
the 950/o level of the past "5 year
average" a payment will be made to
producers. One third of this payout will
come from fees in the producer's account
and two thirds will come from the
provincial government. The program is
designed to pay the difference between the
95070 level of the "five year average" and
the current average price or the 90% level
of the five year average (whichever is the
lesser). All these price levels are adjusted
for the change in the cost of production.
Producers must enrol at the start of the
program and remain in it for all three
years or face a penalty. There is no
penalty for those starting into production
and those retiring during the course of the
program.
At the end of the program all the
money left in the producers account plus
accrued interest will be paid back to the
producer.
Deadline date for enrolling in this
program is October 1, 1982. Information
and applications are available at the
county office of the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
Don Pullen
Agricultural Representative