Details of the 2026 Crop Insurance Program were announced Friday afternoon from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) head office in Melville.
Crop insurance is a federal-provincial-producer cost shared program "that helps producers manage production quantity and quality losses", states a news release from the provincial government. Government support of the program is provided through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).
One of the main enhancements to the program for this growing season is the inclusion of the Satellite Forage Insurance Program.
The program will allow producers to get coverage by township, as opposed to the program its replacing - the Forage Rainfall Insurance Program - which provided coverage by the nearest weather station, which in some cases could be more than 30 kilometres away and may not accurately represent rainfall or soil moisture levels.
Provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit said the Satellite Forage Program started out as a pilot project last year.
"Hopefully, we'll see a good uptake on that through the program and through the ranchers here in the province." Marit said.
Over 85 per cent of seeded acres in the province were insured last year.
Asked if they expect one region to file the majority of claims than others, Marit is hopeful for a good season for all.
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