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Questions and answers about Crop Insurance
Continued from page A8
only a small fraction of the cost of
producing a crop. Spend a few
minutes with your agent to find out
how inexpensive crop insurance is.
The Canada-Ontario Crop Insur
ance Program is publicly funded by
the federal and provincial govern
ments. These contributions enable
farmers to purchase insurance
protection on most crops at an
affordable premium.
Q. What if I apply for insurance
now and then I don’t plant that
crop?
A. If you decide not to plant a crop,
simply report that the acreage
wasn’t planted. No premium will
be due and your average farm yield
and percent coverage will not
change.
Q. What if I’ve applied for insur
ance on all my spring planted crops
and wet weather prevents me from
planting some of my acreage?
A. Notify your agent before June 15
that you may not be able to plant all
your acreage. An adjuster will visit
your farm to verify your claim and
you will be paid an unseeded
acreage claim which is equal to
one-third of your guaranteed pro
duction multiplied by the price
option chosen.
Although June 15 is the deadline
for reporting damage, you will be
expected to plant acreage after that
date if you live in an area where
this is feasible. In order to qualify
for a claim, 10 per cent of the
farmers in your are must have the
same problem and the unseeded
acreage must have been planted
last year.
Q. Do I have to insure the total
acreage planted to a specific crop?
A. Yes, you must insure all acreage
planted to a crop in which you have
an interest. This stipulation en
sures greater financial security for
Hold on to crop
production issues
BY RALPH SHAW
PLANT INDUSTRY BRANCH
OMAF, GUELPH
Hang on to your 1988 issue of
Publication 360 “Fruit Production
Recommendations’’ and 363
“Vegetable Production Recom
mendations.”
In considering the limited num
ber of changes made to these
publications from year to year,
ministry officials decided to issue
only supplements this year. They
will include significant deletions,
corrections or additions for pest
control recommendations.
Supplements are available at all
locations where publications are
distributed, including farm supply
outlets and county and district
OMAF offices. A limited supply of
the 1988 Publications 360 and 363
are also available at these outlets.
Publication 296 “Field Crop
Recommendations” is published in
full for 1989-90, but a supplement
will be issued to update the variety
and pest-control recommendations
for 1990.
Publication 75 “Guide to Weed
Control” continues to be published
on an annual basis, at least for the
immediate future.
Publication 365 “Pesticide Re
commendations for Greenhouse
Crops,” revised January 1987, will
remain in effect for another year.
the entire farm operation.
If it were possible to pick and
choose which acres to insure and
which not to insure, it’s easy to
imagine what might happen to the
cost of insurance.
Q. How does a farmer go about
insuring a crop?
A. Crop insurance is obtained
through independent crop insur
ance agents, processors or directly
from head office.
General field crops, such as
grain, corn and beans are sold
through local agents in Ontario who
will visit the farmer to service a
new sale or renewal.
Contract processing crops, such
as tomatoes or peas, are serviced
through the processor. Farmers
sign their applications and their
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Fruit crops, such as apples or
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cialists who call on fruit growers in
their area.
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are sold by direct mail from head
office. Any farmer wishing infor
mation may contact OMAF head
office, Toronto, for details.
Q. When does the farmer have to
sign up?
A. Most crops have application
deadline dates and applications
cannot be taken after the date.
Deadlines are: May 1 for spring
crops; Dec. 1 for fruit crops; and
Oct. 31 for winter wheat.
Q. How widely used is crop
insurance in Ontario?
A. In the 1988 crop year, approxi
mately 31,500 crops were covered
on 2.5 million acres. Total insur
ance liability was $532 million. As
costs have increased over the
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