Livestock

The talk of drought on the Canadian Prairies has been everywhere, from the municipal level, to provincial, and even federal.

The President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) has been busy this summer working on the drought issue.

The Manitoba government is encouraging Manitobans to shop, cook, dine and celebrate the quality and diversity of local and Canadian foods and cuisine by participating in the 20th anniversary of Food Day Canada tomorrow.

A major cash injection for Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives. The federal and Manitoba governments announce up to $2.85 million over the next five years.

Manitoba Pork has released the details of a new economic analysis of the hog sector in the province.

Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson has announced changes to the Agricultural Crown Lands Leases and Permits Regulation.

Well over 100 people packed the Cabri Community Hall yesterday afternoon (Tues), where a townhall meeting was held on current supports for producers. It was hosted by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association; also in attendance were staff from Sask.

The federal and Manitoba governments made two funding announcements related to agriculture. The first was Ottawa and Manitoba providing over $1.9 million in funding to 54 projects supporting sustainable farming in Manitoba.

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association is hosting two more townhall meetings this week in drought-stricken areas of the province. One is this afternoon (Tues) in Cabri at the Cabri Community Hall from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

A rancher was at a townhall meeting in Kindersley on Tuesday about the drought and what supports are available.