More irrigation, drought-tolerant crop species and new management practices are all being considered as Prairie farmers continue to grapple with the devastating impacts of this year’s drought.Paul Kernaleguen’s dairy farm is located just outside Birch Hills, Sask. He says he has fared this year’s drought better than most farmers because he practises an agricultural technique…
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Prairie farmers struggle as drought set to become among worst in Canadian history
by Sue JonesCrops are failing to grow without much rain or reprieve from unrelenting heat during what one expert says is shaping up to be the worst drought in Canadian history.Farmer Derek Tallon stands in one of his lentil fields near Lafleche, Sask. Tallon is harvesting the worst crop he’s ever grown and expects his overall production to…