Agriculture

North Sask. farmers face lean year after storm

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The Government of Saskatchewan is reminding producers they can begin to salvage hay in provincial highway ditches.

Rama area received the highest amount at 98 mm

Only a helicopter could save Allan Shkopich’s cattle stranded on an island north of Meadow Lake amid flooding a little more than a week ago. “We didn’t know what we were going to do,” he said, noting flying in feed seemed like the only option.

Ranching along a river has its ups and downs. This year is a down year, with major flooding impacting ranches in northwestern Saskatchewan.

Don Grigo, 72, can’t remember a time ranchers in his area were under more strain.

To city eyes, the fields to the north of Minnedosa appear magnificently green, with patches of yellow growth and pools of scintillating water adding pleasing elements of nature.

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Most of the province received rain this week, improving moisture conditions, especially in the southern and west-central regions that received higher amounts.