Okanagan growers say crop insurance falls short after climate damage

Okanagan grape growers say heat, cold and wildfire smoke can damage crops or make grapes impossible to sell.

They say crop insurance payouts may not cover those losses, especially when several bad years reduce the production history used to set coverage.

Replacing a vine can cost more than the payment growers say they receive, and the new vine takes years to produce grapes.

Growers say the gap makes it harder to recover from climate damage.