Others are worse off, he added.
“It may be the end for them. That could be a three- or four-generation farm.”
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s drought monitor shows swaths of the country have been anywhere from abnormally dry to extremely parched.
Trevor Hadwin, an agri-climate specialist with the department, said southwest Saskatchewan, near the Alberta boundary, has been severely depleted of moisture for eight years. This year, he said, pastures have dried up and ranchers are looking to buy extra hay they can’t grow.
Some have also reduced their herds or moved cattle to green pastures.
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