A market analyst says Eastern Canadian canola processors could be importing canola from Ukraine because of the prairie drought. Mike Jubinville with MarketsFarm sees a five to ten percent drop in prairie canola supply. He expects canola exports will drop from 10 million tons last year to only 7.6 million this year due to drought. […]
The latest Saskatchewan crop report says crops are extremely stressed and advancing rapidly due to hot dry weather. This week’s cooler weather and smoke is offering a slight reprieve from heat stress. Any rain now will not help increase crop yield but will help maintain yields through the heat. Many cereal crops that have headed […]
Farm Credit Canada is taking steps to support producers in Western Canada facing drought. The senior vice president of operations, Darren Howden of Regina, says FCC will consider short term credit options and deferral of principal payments to reduce pressure on those facing extremely dry weather. It will be on a case by case basis. […]
NDP leader Ryan Meili and agriculture critic Trent Wotherspoon are touring Saskatchewan farms and ranchers devastated by the 2021 drought Wednesday. They are accompanied by NDP MLA’s Carla Beck and Betty Nippi-Albright. Wotherspoon says he wants to hear directly from producers and ranchers on what needs to be done to get through the drought. He […]
Agriculture Minister David Marit is looking at several options for additional farm drought aid. Marit says the province has asked Ottawa to implement Agri-recovery. That could lead to support for possible items like costs of hauling water or setting up temporary grazing fences around drought-stricken crops. But he needs more information to determine what would […]
Livestock producers in Saskatchewan will meet this week with the provincial minister of Agriculture to discuss more drought aid. Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association chair Arnold Balicki says producers need support to ensure they have sufficient supplies this summer to avoid a herd sell-off. Balicki says Agriculture minister David Marit has done a good job providing […]
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has issued a statement after a virtual meeting with her provincial counterparts yesterday. She says it was a lead-up to the annual conference in Guelph in early September. Bibeau says she is working closely with the provinces to monitor and respond to the evolving drought in western Ontario, the Prairies […]
Saskatchewan berry farmers are reeling after a year of wacky weather followed by scorching heat, Donna Demyen, who owns Qu’Appelle’s Ol Mill Berries, says the heat won’t do much damage simply because there’s not much of a crop left. “The heat probably isn’t because we never had anything because of the wind, the late spring, […]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is calling for immediate government action to assist livestock producers facing extreme drought. President Kelcy Elford of Caronport says widespread drought has led to feed and water supply shortages. He’s worried about a sizable herd reduction, which could reach 40 percent in the worst-hit areas. Elford is calling for a […]
Saskatchewan cattlemen are considering asking for a disaster declaration due to drought. Cattlemen’s Association chair Arnold Balicki of Shellbrook says many producers are facing feed and water shortages because of hot dry weather. His association is pushing hard for a meeting with the federal and provincial governments to seek some support. Balicki says some producers […]
