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Keeping Kids Safe on the Farm

We normally have our farm insurance content focus on things like loss prevention, liability insurance and policy costs, but I think we’ll all agree some things are even more important. “Won’t somebody please think of the children!” – Helen Lovejoy. There are few other types of childhood better than growing up in the farm life, […] Keep Reading

Electrical Safety on the Farm

It can be hard to live a carefree farm life when there are so many dangers around us but with the proper precautions, it is not impossible. Farm work often involves heavy equipment that uses electricity or is used around power lines and the like. Barns use electricity for heating and lighting and if not […] Keep Reading

How To Manage Your Hobby Farm

We’ve talked plenty about how to start your hobby farm in our original hobby farm insurance article. Now we’d like to share some tips and advice on how to manage your hobby farm, especially in ways that help reduce your risk (which can help lower your cost of insurance and chances of submitting an insurance […] Keep Reading

When Should I Review My Farm Insurance?

As situations evolve so must the insurance policies tied to them. Whenever life changes happen, re-evaluating your insurance needs is a good habit to get into and this is never more true than when it comes to your farm insurance. WHY IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO REVIEW YOUR FARM INSURANCE NEEDS REGULARLY Your agribusiness is […] Keep Reading

Agribusiness Insurance

Agribusiness insurance; a fancy term for a pretty straight forward farm insurance product. WHAT IS AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE? “Agribusiness” is a combination of the words “agriculture” and “business”. Which basically means that if a business is offering agriculture services or products as a means of generating revenue, they would be considered an “agribusiness”. For a more […] Keep Reading

Rural Property Insurance

With urban sprawl continuing to expand, it may not seem like rural properties make up as significant a percentage of Ontario residences as it does. While the share of those living in rural areas within Canada did fall from 18.7% in 2016 to 17.8% in 2021 (the year of the last census) that’s still 6.6 […] Keep Reading

Farm Livestock Insurance

If you manage a small hobby farm you likely already know how integral livestock is to its success and why insuring your animals is a smart move. In fact, an essential component of hobby farm insurance for those with animals is livestock insurance. WHAT IS LIVESTOCK INSURANCE? Typically found under a larger farm insurance policy, […] Keep Reading

Tractor Insurance Ontario

As of 2016, there were over 650,000 farm tractors owned or leased in Canada with a combined value of over $18.6B (1). That’s a lot of farm equipment that needs to be insured and likely a lot of questions farmers have about their tractor insurance. Keep Reading

Share the (Country) Road

Country roads take you home to the place where you belong, but even outside of West Virginia we should each do our part to stay safe while using them. Keep Reading

Hobby Farm Insurance

It’s a practice that’s grown in popularity in some areas, especially as food chain disruptions have become a bigger fear among many; the small scale primarily pleasure-focused farm. Keep Reading

Insurance For Farmers

Whether you’re operating a large dairy farm, a small poultry farm or anything in between, farming is a business. Like running any business, risks can be mitigated with a quality insurance policy. Keep Reading

Farm Truck Vs. Personal Truck

If you operate a farm, you already know farm work would be near impossible without access to a reliable truck. It’s used to haul material, water crops, transport workers and is one of the most valuable assets a farmer owns. Keep Reading

The Problem With Vertical Farming

While some look at vertical farming systems as a potential solution to global food shortages, others see them as well-intentioned failures. Keep Reading

Vertical Farms: The Future of Farming in Ontario?

There has been a lot of talks lately about our food supply chains being at risk during hard times. Inefficient food supply chains can become at risk of failing when they are stretched and strained. Keep Reading

3 (More) Ways To Reduce Barn Fire Risk

Barn fires are a devastating event for farmers and their families with financial and emotional impacts being felt for many years after the incident. Keep Reading

3 Ways Farmers Have Begun Adapting To Climate Change

Climate change is seen by many as the defining challenge of our time. You have no doubt heard about the impact it can have on our water levels and living conditions but perhaps less about something as important as anything; our food supply. Keep Reading

The Benefits of Farm Plates

As a mutual insurance provider of both farm insurance and auto insurance (in addition to business insurance and home insurance), we often get questions related to farm vehicles including when and why to register a vehicle with a farm plate. The WHEN is pretty straight forward. If you are a farmer with at least $7,000 […] Keep Reading

The 3 Best Ways To Reduce Barn Fire Risk

Barn fires are a problem for Ontario farmers, with an average of 166 barn fire incidents and an average annual loss of 28 million each year recorded between 2008 and 2014. These costs do not even take into account the loss of equipment, products or livestock which any farmer will tell you can be just as big of a loss as the structure itself. Keep Reading