By Ashley Wills

Crop insurance will help struggling farmers in Sask. southeast

Jun 23, 2011 | 2:17 PM

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud says crop insurance will help out struggling farmers who's land has been flooded in the southeast.

“There is a number of them in that area that have unseeded acres. Some of them have hardly got any crop, if any, and we have upped that coverage from $50 to $70 per eligible acre,” said Bjornerud.

Bjornerud is talking with the Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz to see what more can be done to help Saskatchewan farmers.

Bjornerud says the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Coporation workers strike has complicated things.

“Frusterated doesn’t even begin to say where we are at right now. This is probably the busiest time of the year for our crop insurance program,” said Bjornerud.

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