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Crop farmers asked to help their ranching neighbours as Prairie drought continues

Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead.

According to Agriculture Canada's most recent drought monitor report, 76 per cent of the country’s agricultural landscape is either abnormally dry or experiencing moderate to severe drought this summer.

Cattle producers in the Prairie provinces have complained of feed shortages as hay and other grazing crops wither and die.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says it's encouraging crop farmers to help their neighbours who have cattle by converting crops to livestock feed.

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