Crop Insurance

[just_wondering]

mallee Crop insurance is also tied into our interest free cash advances and CAIS programing the Feds seem to believe that you must participate to be eligible under federal assistance programing
carbon credits in Saskatchewan are verified using crop insurance numbers I don't know if there is an alternative.
On our farm the fist 50% of coverage is obtainable and it seems that the premiums almost double for every 10% after that

[grassfarmer]

Do any of you guys think maybe you should be seeding the land back to grass in some of these tough to farm areas? At least with grass you get a crop every year.

[jensend]

just_wondering: On our farm the fist 50% of coverage is obtainable and it seems that the premiums almost double for every 10% after that

that combined with the fact that crop insurance is supposed to be actuarially sound kind of indicates how tough it is and how few years you will get those incremental yields. triple the amount of premium you pay and compare that to your coverage and it will give a truer indication of the risk/reward relationship in the business of grain farming.

[jensend]

Grass is fine, but up until 2006, it was not a hard to farm area. It is a very productive area, which got way too wet, thats all.

[jensend]

RE grass. Forgot to say as well, that when you can't get on the land, you can't seed grass.

[grassfarmer]

I bet your soil will be growing something although its wet? probably some quack grass? - a grain producers problem but a fine grass species for intensive grazing. Just mentioned grass as an option that can do well financially - What would you think of a gross of $3,500 per acre and a net of $1,500? it's happening some places in North America under intensive grass management.

[grassfarmer]

There is the odd Cattail!!!