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Production Insurance for Organic Crops

Agricorp offers Production Insurance options for organic winter wheat, organic winter spelt and organic soybeans which reflect the premium prices that organic farmers receive for their product. Production Insurance (PI) protects Ontario farmers from yield reductions and crop losses due to adverse weather, insects, and disease.

Eligibility

To participate in the organic insurance plan, the land on which the crop is grown must be certified by an accredited certification body in the current crop year. A copy of the certificate must be provided to Agricorp. All wheat acres or all spelt acres must be insured. Planting wheat following a wheat crop is not insurable. Wheat following a corn crop is only insurable if recommended farm management practices are followed. Check with Agricorp for details.

Enrolment

To apply for PI for organic winter wheat and organic winter spelt, contact Agricorp by November 1, 2009 at 1-888-247-4999, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline to apply for PI for organic soybeans is May 1, 2010.

For more information visit our website at www.agricorp.com or call Agricorp at 1-888-247-4999.

Planting Deadlines

For 2009, OMAFRA has published an updated CHU-M1 map to replace the CHU map that has been in place for several years. Agricorp will be using this map beginning with the 2010 fall-seeded crops. The new map has roughly added 150-200 CHUs to most growing areas of Ontario. Planting deadlines for these crops varies with region.

For areas west of Belleville with > 2900 crop heat units (CHU): deadline is Oct 31
For areas west of Belleville with < 2900 CHU - Oct 20
East of Belleville and >2900 CHU - Oct 10
East of Belleville and < 2900 CHU - Oct 1

Premium Rates for Organic Winter Wheat and Organic Winter Spelt Plans

Premium rates are cost shared with the federal and provincial governments. For most insurance plans producers pay 40 percent of the required premium. The charts below outline the customer's share of the premium. Premium rates for organic soybeans will be available in the early spring.

Customer Based Premium Rates ($/acre) for the 2010 crop year

Fixed Claim Prices and Reseeding Benefits for the 2010 crop year