Extremely dry conditions in parts of Alberta that are causing deepening challenges for beef and crop producers have prompted the provincial government to take the first step toward potentially activating the AgriRecovery disaster relief framework. Alberta officials recently sent a letter to the federal government requesting an AgriRecovery assessment, said provincial agriculture and irrigation minister […] Read more
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Livestock producers call for more drought help
Sask. crop insurance doubles low-yield thresholds to allow crops to be used for feed, but farm group says more is needed
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association called for an immediate AgriRecovery assessment last week, even as governments moved to make it easier to turn low-yielding crops over for feed. President Garner Deobald said the steps taken so far, such as potential rent reductions on crown pasture, are helpful but don’t go far enough. Implementing AgriRecovery could […] Read more
Sask. requests AgriRecovery assessment
The Saskatchewan government has asked for an AgriRecovery assessment due to drought. The assessment will determine what help livestock producers could receive. “Many producers across Saskatchewan are facing extraordinary costs to ensure their animals are taken care of,” said agriculture minister David Marit. “We need to move quickly to consider all relief options, including an […] Read more
Alta. takes steps to activate AgriRecovery
The province, which contains about 70 percent of Canada's national cattle herd, is now heading into what are typically summer months with little precipitation. Although the dry conditions are also affecting crop production, an ongoing lack of feed coupled with damage to forage crops is causing increasing concern among Alberta's beef producers.
Help extended for honeybees in Manitoba
Data from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) found that 57 percent of Manitoba bee colonies failed to survive the winter of 2022. That's two or three times higher than the acceptable losses for a beekeeper.
Recovery plan announced for B.C. farmers
British Columbia producers who are picking up the pieces following unprecedented flooding in 2021 can now collectively access up to $228 million under a federal-provincial disaster relief program. The Canada-B.C. Flood Recovery for Food Security Program will help farmers with extraordinary expenses from uninsurable damages. “The flooding and landslides resulted in the largest-ever agricultural disaster […] Read more
AgriRecovery in spotlight as floods wash out farmers
The likelihood of the AgriRecovery disaster relief program being triggered for the second time in British Columbia in only a few months is highlighting discussions to improve risk management for Canadian farmers due to climate change. Although “we’ve shown that this program can react very quickly,” officials have been eyeing ways to “improve the business […] Read more
Producers hope AgriRecovery stems sell-off
Alberta Beef Producers chair says money from the program will help, but finding feed continues to be a major challenge
Ranchers in Alberta and Saskatchewan are cobbling together feed as the summer draws to an end and the fall run gets underway. But whether AgriRecovery funds that are expected to start flowing in earnest this month will be able to stem a large dispersal of cattle inventories has yet to be seen. “Is $94 going […] Read more
AgriRecovery an example of how governments can work together
It was heartening to see signs of governments helping farmers in crisis. “This bit of help from the government, it’ll be a godsend for the beekeepers that just don’t have the cash,” said beekeeper Paul Gregory, who farms bees and forage seed in Manitoba’s drought-beset Interlake region, as provincial/federal safety net cash was made available […] Read more
Manitoba producers welcome AgriRecovery
Program, which was announced last week, is designed to help cattle producers and beekeepers access feed this winter
Manitoba producers say that without emergency cash from AgriRecovery, more farmers would be forced to sell cows and buy expensive replacement beehives. “Producers need to be securing that winter feed,” said Tyler Fulton, president of Manitoba Beef Producers, as the program’s details were announced outside the provincial legislature last week. “This AgriRecovery program should help […] Read more
