High demand for hay this year is fuelling the scam
Higher than usual number of grasshoppers inhabiting grassy areas and feasting on crops
Yields expected to be low because of a lack of rain in many areas
Scorching temperatures have left crops in poor condition across wide swaths of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Canola recently hit a 13-year peak after stubbornly low prices, gaining 52 per cent year-to-date
Laws have sparked large-scale protests from farmers
The program will be applied retroactively to cover any COVID-19-related costs from March 15
$50-million surplus food program was announced by the Liberal government earlier this year
Pandemic effect expected in the fall
“A precarious time for the producers”
The increase will give the agriculture industry more flexibility to tackle coming challenges
Violane Mitchell and Tom Henry at Stillmeadow Farm
