Interest-free period extended
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) wants to advise participants in the AgriStability Program the interest-free period for overpayments has been extended. As of January 1, 2012, the collection of interest on overpayments from the AgriStability Program will be deferred for one year. Participants with outstanding AgriStability overpayments will not have interest applied to the balance owing during this period.
Even though this interest-free period has been extended, these overpayments are still due and SCIC can work with producers on options for repayment. Please keep in mind this interest-free period is only for AgriStability overpayments. Producers with Crop Insurance overpayments are still required to meet the terms and conditions of repayment for those outstanding balances.
Significant commodity code changes for 2011 AgriStability Program
Significant changes have been made to the commodity code lists used for the 2011 AgriStability Program.
These changes are part of an ongoing effort to align the AgriStability Program with producers’ business practices and to remove duplicate or redundant codes.
Commodity codes are used when completing AgriStability Program forms to identify sales and purchases of specific commodities. Be sure to use the correct codes when completing program forms, which will help avoid unnecessary delays in processing applications.
The removed and added codes for the 2011 program year are listed in the attached Appendix A. The entire updated code list for the 2011 program year can be found in SCIC’s 2011 Commodity Code Guide at www.saskcropinsurance.com/publications.
Appendix A: Removed and Added Codes for 2011 Program Year
Removed Codes
18 Barley (feed)
19 Corn (feed)
20 Oats (feed)
21 Wheat (feed)
22 Field peas (feed)
57 Soybeans, including canatto, nato (feed)
109 Evening Primrose
112 Fresh herbs
124 Scorzonera
141 Sod (mineral based)
145 Medicinal herbs
146 Borage (herb)
148 Potatoes (for potato chips)
149 Potatoes (feed)
172 Chinese cabbage
178 English cucumbers
188 Onions (yellow seeded)
189 Onion sets
196 Romaine lettuce
199 Snap beans
200 Spanish onions
210 Wax beans
216 Adzuki beans
217 Baby carrots
218 Broad beans
219 Carrots
220 Chick peas/garbanzo beans
222 Green beans
224 Jacob beans
225 Lima beans
226 Mung beans
228 Snap beans
229 Soldier beans
231 Tomatoes
238 Ranch Fur
270 Rice, wild
297 Cabbage (for coleslaw only)
298 Cabbage
299 Cauliflower
300 Cucumbers
301 Peppers
302 Pumpkins
303 Red beets
304 Squash
305 Sweet corn
306 Wax beans
314 Dulse
336 Commercial game birds
351 Commercial game animals
360 Pullets for meat production
361 Broilers
362 Roasters
365 Pullets for egg production
368 Exotic birds/game
700 Purchased cattle
702 Cattle raised from birth
704 Grain fed veal
708 Purchased cattle
710 Cattle raised from birth
718 Purebred cattle
728 Sheep, purchased feeders
730 Lambs raised from birth
732 New crop lambs (less than 85 lbs)
736 Feeder lambs
742 Purebred sheep and lambs
762 Cattle, calf, bull semen, cattle embryo purchases
763 Sheep and lamb purchases
5005 Blueberries, lowbush
5260 Canola, Argentine
5274 Canola, Polish
5368 Beans, Black
5405 Beans, Dry, Red, Kidney
5457 Beans, White Pea (Navy)
6820 Wheat, Organic
Added Codes
24 Mixed Grain
25 Beans, fresh
320 Elk Velvet
366 Chickens
616 Saskatchewan Feed and Forage Program
617 Manitoba Feed and Transportation Assistance Initiative
618 Alberta Feed Transportation Assistance Initiative
619 Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Premium Adjustment
620 Alberta Livestock Price Insurance Program (CPIP, HPIP)
719 Cattle, Calves
720 Cattle, Fat/slaughter
721 Cattle, Feeder
722 Cattle, Purebred breeding
723 Sheep, Lambs
Need help with AgriStability
Program experts are available to help producers, accountants or form preparers.
- Joe Cleutinx - Yorkton, Raymore & Moosomin (306) 728-0702
- Mark Coulter - Turtleford North Battleford, & Prince Albert (306) 728-0883
- Tammy Klassen - Saskatoon, Davidson & Humboldt (306) 728-0534
- Lyle Knutson - Swift Current, Shaunavon & Assiniboia (306) 728-0533
- Janelle Kuntz - Moose Jaw (306) 728-0535
- Ivan Peterson - Tisdale & Preeceville (306) 728-0532
- Dale Ulmer - Weyburn, Estevan & Regina (306) 728-0555
- Carolyn Siemens - Kindersley, Rosetown & Leader (306) 728-0593
These Advisors have a strong agriculture background and extensive technical knowledge of the program, which allows them to provide solid advice for working with AgriStability.
