Category: Agriculture

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Canada’s Greenest Employees

This special designation recognizes the employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations.

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Case law: Wiebe v. Schmidt

Jan Wiebe was driving along Downes Road in Abbotsford when he was suddenly confronted by cattle on the roadway

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Federal, Manitoba governments establish Guy Carpenter Professorship in Agriculture Risk Management and Insurance

“This professorship will be key in advancing risk management in our province for producers and help address the unique risk needs of Manitoba’s diverse agriculture.”

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Manitoba increases AgriInsurance coverage by 13% to $2.6 billion

The areas eligible for insurance will also be expanded

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Private reinsurance will be purchased for Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program to stabilize premiums

The 2013 Crop Insurance budget is a record $198 million; coverage levels are also increasing to a record $194 per acre up from $174 per acre in 2012

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W.R. Berkley Corporation names Andrew Steen President of Berkley Canada

Toronto-based Berkley Canada provides commercial lines, professional liability, surety, and executive risk products to commercial enterprises throughout Canada

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New micro-insurance plan to benefit Rwandan farmers and their crops

Through the new program Rwandan farmers will pay an insurance premium as part of their loan repayments for fertilizer and other improved inputs offered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources and its partner One Acre Fund

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Value of Canadian farmland rises

Average value of Canadian farmland increased by 8.6 percent in the first half of 2012

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Ontario crop insurer has received more than 5,000 damage reports this summer

This season’s adverse weather events, ranging from frost and hail to extreme dry weather across the province, have caused significant damage to fruit, vegetables and grain and oilseed crops, said Agricorp

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History of the Co-operative movement in Canada

The beginnings of the co-operative movement were really part of that response to the rise of the factory system in the U.K. during the industrial revolution.

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Alternating warm and cold weather damages crops in southern Ontario

“While it’s still too early to tell the impact of recent cold temperatures on some fruit crops, staff from my ministry are working with producers to assess the damage and develop management strategies,” said Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin

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RIA Conference 2012 – Interview with Purdue University Students

Paula MacRae interviews two students from the University of Purdue at the 2012 Restoration Industry Association’s 2012 convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Marsh Canada launches insurance program for crop and livestock producers

The policy is triggered when a producer’s annual revenue falls below a predetermined level based on the producer’s tax information from the previous three production years

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Federal, Saskatchewan officials say no ad hoc aid for agriculture coming in 2012

No ad hoc programs for weather-related agriculture disasters this year.

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Canadian gets 18 years for major credit card scam in United States

“Characterizing this fraud scheme as massive, if anything, is an understatement,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Chase from North Dakota said in court documents

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Yielding to an Emergency Vehicle

Do you know what to do if you see and hear lights and sirens behind you?

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A solid foundation is the key to success!

BC and Alberta Fundamentals of Insurance 4 week program

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Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. provides record $329 million for unseeded acreages

Record funding was provided for 13,500 claims under the Unseeded Acreage (USA) Benefit, which was increased from $50 to $70 per eligible acre in 2011

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Top 10 stolen pieces of heavy equipment

Up to 30 percent of stolen heavy machinery in Canada and the U.S. is never recovered

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