May 23, 2019 | Updated: July 5, 2019
Wet weather in parts of Ontario is creating difficult planting conditions for many farmers. Agricorp is working directly with farmers who are concerned about planting delays and will continue to closely monitor the situation.
Production Insurance was designed for situations like these. The program includes an unseeded acreage benefit (USAB) when wet weather prevents planting. USAB compensates customers when they are not able to plant their intended crop or an alternative crop by the planting deadline. The planting deadline is the last day that a crop can be planted and still qualify for Production Insurance.
USAB helps to offset financial burdens, such as fixed costs and land maintenance, and can provide farmers with more flexibility in their business decisions. Planting coverage is outlined in the
Unseeded Acreage and Reseeding Benefits feature sheet.
How other programs can help
Customers still have time to enrol in AgriStability and the Risk Management Program. The combination of Production Insurance, AgriStability and RMP provides coverage for production losses, increased costs and adverse market conditions.
Farmers can enrol in RMP: Grains and Oilseeds until May 31 and in AgriStability until July 2. More information on these programs is available on
agricorp.com.
Planting extensions for Production Insurance
In some situations, after assessing the risks and consulting with industry, Agricorp may extend the planting deadlines for specific crops and in specific areas of the province. Decisions to extend planting deadlines require approval from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Agricorp is committed to updating customers about any planting extensions as they occur. For the most up-to-date information on planting date extensions, customers can check the table below.
Extended planting dates are
highlighted in yellow.
Crop
| Planting area
| Planting date
| 2019 Extended final planting date, if applicable |
|---|
| Bell and banana peppers* | All areas
| June 15
| June 22
|
|---|
| Butternut squash | All areas | June 30 | |
|---|
| Carrots | All areas | June 30 | |
|---|
| Canola | A,B and C | May 31 | |
|---|
D
| June 5
| June 10
|
E
| June 10 | June 15
|
Coloured and white beans
| A, B and C | June 30 | July 5
|
|---|
| D and E | June 20 | June 25
|
Corn
| A, B and C | June 15 | June 17
|
|---|
D
| June 10
| June 12
|
| E | May 31 | |
| Cucumbers, hand-picked | All areas | June 30
| |
|---|
| Cucumbers,
machine-harvest | All areas
| July 15
| |
|---|
| Flax | A
| April 25 | |
|---|
| B and C | May 15 | |
D
| May 31 | |
| E | June 10 | |
| Green peas* | Essex & Kent County (Romney & Tilbury East) | May 24
|
|
|---|
Kent (other townships)
| June 1 | June 11
|
All other areas
| June 15 | June 20
|
| Green and wax beans | Elgin, Middlesex and Oxford Counties
| July 15 | July 20
|
|---|
All other areas
| July 15
|
|
| Hemp* | All areas
| June 10 | |
|---|
Lima beans
| All areas | June 30 | July 5
|
|---|
| Mustard | A, B and C | May 31 | |
|---|
| D | June 5 | |
| E | June 10 | |
| Onions, seed and set | All areas | May 15 | May 22 |
|---|
| Onions, Spanish | All areas | May 20 | May 27 |
|---|
| Popping corn* | All areas | June 10 | |
|---|
| Potatoes* | All areas | June 30 | |
|---|
| Potatoes, Shepody and Snowden* | All areas | June 21 | |
|---|
| Red beets* | All areas | June 30 | |
|---|
| Rutabagas* | All areas | June 30 | |
|---|
| Seed corn* | A
| June 15 | June 20 |
|---|
All other areas
| June 15 | |
Soybeans
| A, B and C
| June 30
| July 5
|
|---|
| D | June 20 | June 25
|
| E | May 31 | June 5
|
| Spring grain (Oat/Barley) | A
| April 25 | |
|---|
| B and C | May 15 | May 20 |
D
| May 31 | |
E
| June 10 | June 15
|
| Spring wheat | A | April 25 | |
|---|
| B and C | May 15 | May 20 |
| D | May 25
| May 31 |
| E | May 31 |
|
| Sugar beets | All areas | June 15 | |
|---|
| Sunflowers | All areas | June 1 | |
|---|
Sweet corn
| All areas
| June 30 | July 5 |
|---|
| Tobacco, black* | All areas
| June 20 | June 27 |
|---|
| Tobacco, flue-cured* | All areas | June 20 | |
|---|
| Tomatoes | All areas | June 20 |
|
|---|
*USAB is not available for this crop.
Map of planting areas
Areas C and E are defined by municipal boundaries, as follows:
-
Area CNiagara and Haldimand County and Tuscarora Township
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Area ENorthern Ontario, the districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Temiskaming, and the county of Haliburton.
Planting deadlines defined areas:
Source: This map defines five specific planting areas and has been developed by Agricorp based on: consultation with the industry and OMAFRA crop specialists; consideration of available crop heat units; Production Insurance historical claim rate experience and other specific geographical characteristics.
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