B.C. looks to U.S. for hay, livestock feed as drought limits supply
Imported animal feed will come at a higher cost for producers as province partners with BC Cattlemen's Association for new program to match sellers of hay with farmers.
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Imported animal feed will come at a higher cost for producers as province partners with BC Cattlemen's Association for new program to match sellers of hay with farmers.
Imported animal feed will come at a higher cost for producers as province partners with BC Cattlemen's Association for new program to match sellers of hay with farmers.
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British Columbia rancher Suzanne Fradette had just got off the phone with a hay broker who had grim news amid an ongoing drought that has sent feed prices soaring: "It's bad out there."
Agriculture Canada's most recent drought monitor report says 76 per cent of the country's agricultural landscape is either abnormally dry or experiencing moderate to severe drought this summer.