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Combining of last year's canola crop at Boyd Farms near Fairview. Photo supplied by AFSC.
By Curtis Galbraith
Agriculture

AFSC hopes to process most inspections this week, commodity groups working on pandemic issues

May 5, 2020 | 2:16 PM

The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation says unharvested crops remains its number one priority.

AFSC says in a news release that there are what it terms “a large range of potential claims” on a million unharvested acres across Alberta.

“Our adjusters have been working hard, and we’ve geographically moved them to meet peak needs. We’ve assigned the majority of cases received to our adjusters and expect to have the bulk of outstanding inspections and wildlife claims completed this week, weather pending,” says AFSC Interim Chief Executive Officer Jerry Bouma in a news release.

AFSC branch offices remain open but have restricted public access. Staff are available by phone or email. There is also a frequently asked questions section on its website.

Meanwhile, the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions say they are continuing to work on several issues during the pandemic.

The groups say in a news release that current topics include continuity for input supply chains during seeding, making sure insurance claims on unharvested crop from last year are processed so farmers have money to seed this year, and making sure grain transportation is working.

The Commissions say anyone with questions or concerns should contact their office.

by Curtis Galbraith