Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn have released details of the 2025 AgriInsurance program administered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation.
After a lower-than-average claim year in 2024, Manitoba farmers will benefit from lower premium rates for most insurable crops in 2025.
The average premium for producers for annual crops will be $13.01 per acre this year compared to $15.43 per acre in 2024.
MASC is further enhancing the AgriInsurance program by adding birdsfoot trefoil as an eligible crop for Forage Establishment Insurance and expanding the boundaries for grain corn area 1 and incorporating the grain corn insurance test area as grain corn area 5.
The Wildlife Damage Compensation program is also being enhanced by increasing the maximum value used to calculate livestock predation claims to $7,000 from $3,000 per animal.
Total coverage for 2025 is expected to be $4.2 billion.
