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Applications open Oct. 30 for the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program, providing livestock producers with up to $165 million to maintain breeding herds.

The governments of Alberta and Canada are providing $165 million to support livestock producers affected by drought and extreme growing conditions.

Article content Low Yield Allowance is a standard part of the production insurance program, and is meant for situations of extreme heat and severe drought. Together with the federal government, Alberta is making an adjustment to crop insurance that will allow farmers to double the amount of poor quality crops put  towards livestock feed, helping ease feed shortages for livestock during the current drought. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Farmers...

  CALGARY -- The province and federal government announced adjustments to crop insurance Thursday that will allow farmers to put more poor quality crops towards livestock feed in a bid to ease feed shortages for livestock during the drought. Thats in response to a significant deterioration in crops since mid-June, when dry, extremely hot conditions settled over the prairies. Conditions are not improving, and crops are expected to deteriorate further. The adjustment encourages farmers to sa...