Insights and Stories on Drought

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

Aug. 18, 2025 at 2:22 pm CDT

Cattle producers in large swaths of Western Canada and northwest Ontario will qualify for Livestock Tax Deferral in 2025, federal agriculture minister Heath MacDonald announced on Monday.

Governments offer aid to drought-affected Manitoba livestock producers

Jul. 24, 2025 at 10:22 am CDT

By Miranda Leybourne

Why post-drought pasture management matters for beef farmers

Jul. 17, 2025 at 10:52 pm CDT

By Bruce Derksen

Bill Biligetu, forage crop breeder at the University of Saskatchewan, studies the purple flowers found in the alfalfa plots at Ag in Motion, a farm show held July 15-17 near Langham, Sask. Biligetu is hoping to design an alfalfa variety with more tolerance to drought | Robert Arnason photo

Research focuses on drought tolerant alfalfa

Jul. 16, 2025 at 11:04 am CDT

By Robert Arnason

Importance placed on cow herd size questioned

Jun. 23, 2025 at 9:56 am CDT

By Karen Briere

‘Amber waves of grain’ recede in America’s heartland as wheat farmers struggle

Jun. 20, 2025 at 10:00 am CDT

The Great Plains have long been celebrated for the “amber waves of grain” in the popular hymn “America the Beautiful.” The region’s states produce most of the U.S.-grown crop of hard red winter wheat, favored by bakers for bread. But with prices hovering around $5 (C$6.86) per bushel, U.S. wheat farmers have reached an inflection point, with many forced to either lose money, feed wheat to cattle or kill off the crop.

By Emily Schmall Reuters

A man walks in an empty Ein al-Fejeh spring basin, in Damascus countryside, Syria, May 12, 2025.

Barren fields, dry wells: after war, drought ravages Syrian farms

Jun. 17, 2025 at 10:31 am CDT

Syrian farmers hoped for some reprieve after Islamist rebels ended Assad' 24 years of autocratic rule in December, but a devastating drought and continued water theft mean their crops are still dying, their pears and plums withering on the branch.

By Nazih Osseiran Reuters

This field southeast of Delisle, Sask., could use some moisture soon to help out the recently-emerged red lentil crop.

Drought developing in northern Saskatchewan agricultural region

May. 28, 2025 at 1:41 pm CDT

In the 30 days of April, Nipawin received one millimetre of precipitation. In the first 27 days of May, the Environment Canada weather station in Nipawin recorded 1.5 mm of rain and snow.

By Robert Arnason

Cloudy sky over dry Saskatchewan sage brush or field

Transition to drought expected to be swifter this year

Mar. 20, 2025 at 10:28 am CDT

Agriculture across the globe is closely linked to La Niña and El Niño when it comes to setting the weather stage for the next growing season.

By Greg Price

Drought may be new normal for beef cattle producers

Feb. 21, 2025 at 9:52 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – The 2020s did come in with a roar, but not the kind people hoped for, as drought has plagued much of Western Canada since 2021. The pastures were dry across the Prairies, the grass brittle, more brown than green. Dugouts ran dry and in some areas, hay […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

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