Continuous droughts create hardship for Alberta cattle producers

Continuous droughts create hardship for Alberta cattle producers

iStock.com/Don White Recent rainfall is too little, too late for most cattle producers in the Grande Prairie region. The County of Grande Prairie and the MD of Greenview have both declared a state of agricultural disaster due to drought conditions. “We’re just hoping and praying,” said Anna Friesen, who owns Friesen Angus Farms with her husband Chad south of Grande Prairie. She hopes the recent rainfall will help green up pastures, and late-seed…