Governments of Canada and Manitoba Provide Flood Recovery Support for Producers Through AgriStabilityGovernments of Canada and Manitoba Provide Flood Recovery Support for Producers Through AgriStability

The province announced a rapid residential assessment model to determine disaster financial assistance for Manitobans affected by severe flooding, with payments intended to speed aid for basement flooding between June 6 and July 1. The program bases initial assistance on factors such as water depth, basement size, room type, restoration need, and…

The article reports on a farmer-led conservation conference in Steinbach, hosted by ALUS, where about 100 delegates from across Canada learned and toured Manitoba farms to see practical measures like shelter belts, wetlands, riparian buffers, and targeted native plantings being used to protect soil and water amid increasing extreme weather. It notes that…

The article reports that more than 300,000 acres of Manitoba cropland have been affected by recent heavy rainfall and flooding, with fields inundated across parts of the province. It notes that farmers face delayed seeding, potential crop loss, soil compaction, and operational delays, and mentions provincial and federal supports for natural-disaster…

The article reports that the Insurance Bureau of Canada says severe June storms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan caused more than $728 million in insured damage, including hail, tornadoes, high winds, and heavy rain leading to flash flooding. It notes that Manitoba Public Insurance says the event set a record for the number of claims for a single weather…

The Manitoba government announced that over 150,000 acres of farmland are unseedable due to flooding in the province. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation says it has received thousands of claims related to the flooding last month.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports that June storms in Manitoba and Saskatchewan caused over $728 million in insured damage, and floods in Montreal and surrounding areas caused more than $409 million in insured damage. The IBC calls on governments to take urgent action to reduce flood risk, including stronger land-use planning, flood-protection…