Alberta will open applications for its livestock feed assistance program on Monday.
Producers who altered grazing practises for more than three weeks this year due to drought conditions will be eligible for the program.
Up to $150 per head will be made available to livestock producers based on a feed-need calculation for lost grazing days for breeding animals on hand as of Dec. 31.
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The funding is part of a joint federal-provincial package offered through AgriRecovery, which will see the Alberta government chip in $66 million and Ottawa $99 million to assist ranchers with extra-ordinary costs associated with accessing feed.
Applications will be made available starting Oct. 30 through the Agriculture Financial Services Corp.
Eligible livestock includes cattle, horses, sheep and other domesticated grazing animals.
The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2024, with the program covering costs incurred until the end of March.
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