News - AgriRecovery

Manitoba livestock producers facing the extraordinary costs of having to buy and move feed for the winter months following an extremely wet growing season will receive forage shortfall assistance, thanks to a new AgriRecovery initiative.

Federal and provincial governments are once again providing support to producers affected by excess moisture on the Prairies.

More livestock producers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will have financial breathing room to help cope with excess moisture and flooding.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) welcomes the federal government’s announcement of the federal-provincial AgriRecovery Program for farmers affected by excess moisture and flooding.

Beef producers in Manitoba received some welcome relief after a comprehensive announcement by Minister of Agriculture, Stan Struthers.

The provincial government has released details of the 2011 Manitoba AgriRecovery Program that will provide Manitoba livestock and crop farmers with support to help them recover from the devastating effects of the unprecedented and significant flood of 2011.

The presidents of the three major farm groups across the Prairies met in Edmonton to discuss important issues affecting agriculture in 2011.

Manitoba livestock producers facing feed shortages this winter following an extremely wet 2010 growing season will receive feed and transportation assistance from the Governments of Canada and Manitoba.

The Manitoba Beef Producers (formerly known as the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association) have been dealing with the excess moisture crisis and actively lobbying for aid on behalf of their producers since the onset of the disaster this spring.

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) has paid more than $27.5 million in excess moisture insurance claims under the AgriInsurance program as a result of the extreme wet weather this spring, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced today.