Tribunal orders Agricorp to increase grape crop insurance payout
Payout by provincial agency had been lower on rented vineyards with disease history in spite of high rate of insurance coverage
Payout by provincial agency had been lower on rented vineyards with disease history in spite of high rate of insurance coverage
Extension is for this year only says Agricorp representative
A Norfolk fruit and asparagus grower and a former Ontario Farm Products Marketing commission chair have each been appointed for three-year terms
Expect new records to be set for corn acreage in Ontario. Meanwhile, sodden fields have little impact on province’s wheat crop
Fewer claims last year mean lower fees for growers this year
‘You can see the irony in it,’ says Federation of Agriculture president
photo: Bette Jean Crews
Changes should make it easier for farmers to obtain claims if they have quality problems with their wheat
Upgrade the computers and improved service will follow, say farm groups. Their observations follow Ontario Agriculture Minister Leona Dombrowsky’s decision to keep Agricorp in the business of delivering farm income assistance programs.
Photo: Leona Dombrowsky
Grain and oilseed prices might have plunged recently but Ontario growers won’t see a corresponding drop in the cost of inputs anytime soon.
The results of an audit on Agricorp show some serious deficiencies and should be followed up with an investigation into how such a situation could have developed, says a Lindsay area farmer.