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To be insurable, any seeded crop is expected to reach a reasonable level of maturity before the first fall frost date in your area. If your crop is seeded by the Final Date Liability is Accepted (see following table), but too late to be reasonably expected to mature, liability may be reduced or denied. Consider the average days to maturity for each variety in conjunction with the normal first fall frost date in your area. The Ministry of Agriculture’s “Varieties of Grain Crops 2008” contains maturity ranges by crop and variety, and first fall frost information is available
at your customer service office or under Maps.

The final dates liability will be accepted are general, based on the areas with the latest average first fall frost, and reflect the latest date that a crop could be seeded. In most areas, crops need to be seeded earlier than these dates to be expected to mature.

Average Maturity in Days	Final Date Liability is Accepted
Greenfeed	June 30
90	June 20
95	June 15
100	June 10
105	June 5
110	May 31
115	May 26
120	May 21
Chickpeas (all classes)	May 21
Fall Crops	September 15

Seeding Deadline Example

According to the 2008 Varieties of Grain Crops publication, the relative maturity of AC Barrie (the check variety) hard red spring wheat is 100 days. Assume the variety you are seeding is AC Intrepid. The maturity rating for AC Intrepid is -3, which means 3 days earlier than AC Barrie or 97 days.

For the purpose of this example, assume the first fall frost date falls in the August 31 - September 6 range. Using September 6 and counting back 97 days means that June 1 would be the final date liability would be accepted for AC Intrepid hard red spring wheat.

Crop Insurance will not accept liability for any spring-seeded crops seeded after June 20.

If you cannot seed your normal seeded acreage by the recommended seeding date due to excessive spring moisture, you may be eligible for an unseeded acreage claim.


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