Pincher Creek, in southwest Alberta, has became the latest of at least 13 jurisdictions to declare a state of agricultural disaster.
“Drought conditions impacted 50 to 90 per cent of crops, pasture, and range yields in the MD of Pincher Creek due to a lack of spring and in-season moisture combined with long durations of high temperatures and winds,” read the declaration advisory.
Especially hard hit are the region’s livestock producers, who Lemire said have had to take drastic measures to deal with the crisis.“Farmers are looking for feed, some ranchers are selling their cows right now because there’s no grass, and feed is over $300 per tonne, an all-time high.”That is prompting ranchers to sell off their herds to preserve precious stocks of water and feed, much of which is trucked-in from American suppliers.
Regions south and east of Calgary, south along the foothills to Pincher Creek and Lethbridge, are the driest in Canada and are listed by the federal department as experiencing “exceptional drought.” Drought-stricken Alberta’s livestock producers have had to take drastic measures. Ranchers have been selling off their herds “because there’s no grass, and feed is over $300 per tonne.”John Barlow, MP for Foothills and the Conservative party’s agriculture critic, said advanced crop and soil management techniques are allowing farmers to hold onto their topsoil, preventing the devastating dust storms seen in the 1930s and 1980s.
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