Insights and Stories on Damages

Saskatchewan to top up some claims for wildlife-damaged forage

May. 17, 2023 at 8:18 pm CDT

Producers in southwestern and west-central Saskatchewan who lost stacked forage to wildlife feeding last winter may see a bump up in their compensation. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Wednesday announced a “supplemental freight adjustment” to their wildlife damage compensation program, administered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC). SCIC, the […]

Nova Scotia to bridge Fiona funding gap for farmers

Feb. 24, 2023 at 9:10 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

CWB class-action suit a step closer to litigation

Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:40 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

Charred U.S. west’s ‘wet ashtray’ wine grapes left to birds

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:36 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Pulse weekly outlook: Fababeans staying on field

Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:19 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

‘Lightning siege’ sparks wildfires across California wine country

Aug. 19, 2020 at 7:43 pm CDT

Vacaville, California | Reuters — Lightning strikes sparked dozens of wildfires in northern California’s wine country on Wednesday, burning dozens of structures and forcing thousands to flee their homes. California was hit by nearly 11,000 lightning strikes in 72 hours, sparking 367 fires, nearly two dozen of them major, as […]

By Steven Lam

Trump visits Iowa as officials warn storm destroyed corn crops

Aug. 18, 2020 at 7:28 pm CDT

Cedar Rapids | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers and state officials from Iowa said on Tuesday that much of the state’s corn crop will not be harvested following a fierce windstorm last week, as President Donald Trump visited to review the damage. The destruction from the Aug. 10 derecho storm compounded […]

By Andrea Shalal

U.S. grains: Corn futures tread water as Midwest’s farmers assess storm damage

Aug. 11, 2020 at 4:30 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended flat on Tuesday as traders and analysts predicted that farmers will harvest a large crop despite a damaging storm that tore across the U.S. Midwest on Monday. Soybean futures were steady, while wheat futures rose on technical buying. Farmers are assessing the […]

By Tom Polansek

Bayer reportedly near glyphosate settlement after lengthy talks

Jun. 23, 2020 at 2:51 pm CDT

Reuters — Germany’s Bayer is set to reach a settlement this week with U.S. plaintiffs that claim its glyphosate-based herbicides cause cancer, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters. After more than a year of talks, however, some details and the overall amount of the settlement have yet to […]

By Patricia Weiss Tina Bellon

FCC to offer flexibility in hurricane-battered areas

Sep. 9, 2019 at 8:49 pm CDT

Farm Credit Canada says it plans to help its farmer clients in Atlantic Canada work around financial pressures following Hurricane Dorian’s passage through the region over the weekend. “We won’t know the full extent of damage for some time, but we’ve already heard that some customers will likely be facing […]

By GFM Staff

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