The Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) reports insurance payments to Prairie producers will total more than $322 million compared to the $309 million collected in premiums. This year’s damage total was the highest since 2008. “What looked to be an average storm season at the start resulted in record high claim payments,” Scott McQueen, CCHA […]
Saskatchewan farmers are finally getting a break from hail damaging thunderstorms this summer. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says there were only 16 claims of crop damage from hail in the second week of September. He says milder weather has led to minor hail crop damage. “It’s really mild, it’s […]
More than 800 crop damage hail claims have been made across the prairies in the first week of September. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says more than 2 dozen Saskatchewan communities have been hit by hailstorms in the first week of this month. “Right now, the hail storms are pea-sized […]
More than 700 crop damage hail claims have been made across the prairies in the final week of August. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says more than 2 dozen communities in Saskatchewan have been hit by hailstorms in the last week of August. He says damage was severe in certain […]
The latest hail report says golf-ball size hail damaged crops across Western Canada during the first ten days of August. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says there are about 400 claims of crop damage from pea to golf-ball size hail in the first part of August. “The storms are small, […]
Farms in over three dozen Saskatchewan communities have been hit by hail storms during the past 2 weeks. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says hail as large as golf balls resulted in over 1,000 crop damage claims in the latter part of July across the prairies. “Very scattered thunderstorms, and […]
The Canadian Crop Hail Association has released a report showing heavy crop damage from early summer hail storms in some areas. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says hail storms struck in late May, early and mid-June. So far, there are over 60 claims in Saskatchewan with mostly light to medium […]
Saskatchewan farmers are being urged to leave samples of crop hail damage in the field as they begin harvest operations. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, said harvest is getting underway after a busy hailstorm season. He is asking farmers to leave samples of unharvested, damaged crop for hail insurance adjusters. […]
The fourth week in July saw a big drop in crop hail damage claims across Saskatchewan. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, said mid-July saw 3,000 crop damage claims across the prairies, including 1,200 in Saskatchewan. He said many communities were affected. “In Saskatchewan, it’s mostly that Landis, Kelfield, North Battleford, […]
