Overview

• Multiple Saskatchewan municipalities have declared states of emergency as the Prairie drought extends into its ninth year.
• Farmers face sharply reduced yields with drought-stressed crops maturing too quickly to develop full seed content.
• Ranchers are purchasing supplemental hay, reducing herds or transporting cattle hundreds of kilometres to seek viable pastures.
• Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Ministry is collaborating with federal officials to revise insurance thresholds and provide new support for farmers managing low yields.
• Hundreds of active wildfires driven by tinder-dry conditions have prompted evacuations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan communities.