grain Harvest - photo credit to Glenn Miller

By The Canadian Press

Federal money to manage grain farm risk

Feb 14, 2020 | 2:46 PM

OTTAWA — The federal government is spending 1.2 million dollars to help grain farmers manage risk and build public trust.

Ottawa says the Canada Grains Council will get about 430,000 dollars to develop a pilot insurance product for grain exporters to address the risks they face of having their shipments rejected at the border of the importing country.

The government says it wants to ensure insure that grain farmers are protected against the unpredictability of the international market and the risks of regulatory trade barriers, particularly around input residues on seeds.

The council will also get 789,000 dollars to develop a Code of Practice for farm production of Canadian grains.

Ottawa says the new codes are voluntary and will help farmers encode the best practices to follow to be considered sustainable, for both market and public trust purposes.

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The codes will cover fertilizer management, pesticide use, soil management, farm workers and protection of wildlife habitat, as well as food safety and work safety.