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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program Background
The Nova Scotia Crop Insurance Act, which was assented to in 1968 and amended in 1978 to provide for the
administration of the Livestock Insurance program, is presently cited as the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act.
Under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act, the Commission is responsible for administering the program under
the direction, supervision, and control of the Minister of Agriculture. The Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission
consists of a Board appointed by the Governor-in-Council. The two principal officers for the Commission are:
| Commission Chair | Avard Bentley |
| Commission CEO | Bill MacLeod |
Program Information
The Commission administers production insurance coverage
to 14 Crop Insurance plans, a Dairy Livestock Insurance
Program and a Poultry Insurance Plan.
| Eligible Commodities |
| PLAN |
COMMODITIES COVERED |
| Blueberries | lowbush, highbush |
| Corn | Grain, Silage, High Moisture Ear Corn |
| Forage Establishment | Legumes, Grasses Legume/Grass Mixture |
| Potatoes | Processing, seed, tablestock (Early and Late Varieties) |
| Raspberry | |
| Soybean | Soybeans, Canola, Sun Flowers |
| Spring Grain | Oats, Barley, Mixed Grain, Feed Wheat, Milling Wheat |
| Strawberries | |
| Tree Insurance Endorsement | Trees |
| Tree Fruit | Apples, Pears |
| Maple Syrup | |
| Weather Derivatives | Forage (Pasture, Fodder) |
| Vegetable | broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, fresh carrots, lettuce, onions,
parsnips, processing carrots, rutabagas, winter squash |
| Winter Grain | Rye, Feed Wheat, Milling Wheat |
| Dairy | Livestock, Loss of Income |
| Poultry | Broilers, Pullets, Layers |
OBJECTIVES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The fundamental objective of the Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission is to make available to Nova Scotia farmers, programs that will assist in years of reduced yields and losses due to insurable perils.
In the interest of efficiency of operations and convenience to farmers, the programs are administered by a common staff, but accounting of premiums and indemnities is maintained separately for each. Administration expenses are proportioned to each program.
FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION
The administration of the Crop and Livestock Insurance program is the responsibility of the Commission. It is subject to the provisions under the Nova Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Act and the Crop Insurance Agreement between the governments of Nova Scotia and Canada.
The governments of Nova Scotia and Canada jointly contribute to all of the administrative costs for Production Insurance. Administration expenses for other programs administered by the Commission are the responsibility of the Province.
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