Separation of excreta

Agriculture producers can receive compensation due to wildlife damage to some harvested and unharvested crops by enrolling in the Agriculture Wildlife Program.

Excreta contamination due to designated wildlife may qualify for excreta separation costs, however you must have program administration approval prior to having the excreta separated from a crop.

Only losses caused by the following designated wildlife, which are not held in captivity will be considered:

Eligibility

All commercially grown grains, fine seeds, oilseeds and pulse crops that are covered under crop insurance are eligible for compensation. Eligible crops are wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas and canola.

Separation costs for excreta contamination due to designated wildlife, are not eligible unless you have submitted a Notice of Loss (PDF, 390KB) and received program approval prior to separation of the excreta from the crop. After program approval, excreta separation costs will be considered up to the minimum requirement to achieve marketability.

Agriculture producers must store any excreta contaminated crop separately to minimize contamination.

Crops are not eligible when:

• Used for seed production and seed sales
• Separated seed is for “on-farm” use
• Grown on land that is uninsurable for production insurance
• Seeded too late to expect a normal yield
• Damaged by wildlife other than designated wildlife
• Harvested and left exposed to wildlife damage due to management practices
• Used for lure crops or intercept feeding
• Damage has occurred after harvest (for example, outdoor storage piles)
• Swathed for grazing
• They are wild or volunteer crops
• There is no evidence supporting that excreta contamination existed prior to being harvested
• It needs to be cleaned for reasons other than wildlife excreta

Compensation

• Compensation is available to a maximum of up to 80% of the verified separation costs due to excreta contamination, based on approved cleaning/separation rates. Budgetary constraints may result in compensation levels or methodology being adjusted.
• The minimum verified loss for payment eligibility is $1000 with the forage value based upon crop insurance insurable values
• A minimum 10% visual plant loss must have occurred for an adjustment to be considered
• Rates are reviewed annually. An approved note of rejection and original cleaning/separation receipts must be provided before any payments will be processed.
• Compensation payments will be based on current year’s production