WAYWAYSEECAPPO, Man. – They may not have a lot, but Manitoba’s equine
ranchers are giving what they can to their drought-stricken colleagues
to the west.
“I think it’s a moral duty to help if you’re able to,” said pregnant
mare urine producer Fred Clement. “If I’m able to, why wouldn’t I?”
Clement and other Manitoba PMU producers are trying to find out which
Alberta PMU colleagues are desperately short of straw and hay. They
want to match them up with Manitoba producers who will have some to
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Clement said most producers want to help out.
An Albertan he spoke to will need about three semi-loads of straw bales
this fall when his mares go back into the barn.
“For me, that’s only about two or three hours of baling,” Clement said.
Manitoba producers are using telephone calls, e-mails and faxes to try
to match up PMU producers who can help each other.
Clement said some producers will supply straw or hay at cost, while
others will give it free. The drought-beset farmers will have to pay
for the trucking.
The PMU industry isn’t big and that’s why producers are quick to try to
help each other, Clement said.
“They’d help me if I needed it.”
