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Province understands the challenges faced by our livestock producers,” said
Livestock producers rely on the local forage supply. When faced with regional challenges such as drought, producers struggle with decreased forage supply and increased operating costs. Forage Supply Coverage will help provide better support for producers in the North, Central and Peace regions.
Forage Supply Coverage includes:
· An additional $40 per ton insurance coverage above and beyond conventional forage production insurance.
· Assurance that if production in the North, Central and Peace regions falls below 60 per cent of average production, producers with Forage Supply Coverage will receive a claim.
· An incentive that the Province will pay half of the producer’s cost of Forage Supply Coverage for 2009.
“We have
been working with the ministry to address the impacts of drought on cattle
producers,” said BC Cattlemen’s Association President Roland Baumann. “I’m
pleased the program has been announced and will assist producers in the North,
and we will continue to work to ensure the needs of our southern producers are
met as well.”
Forage Supply Coverage is being offered in the North, Central and Peace regions of the province for 2009. To be eligible, livestock producers must rely on forage produced on their own farm for the majority of their forage requirements and must have already purchased at least the minimum level of forage production insurance. The deadline to purchase forage production insurance is Nov. 30, 2008.
For more information contact the local production insurance representative:
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