Insights and Stories on Wildfires

Loans pledged for wildfire-damaged Alberta farms

Dec. 24, 2017 at 2:51 am CST

Ranchers and farmers in two southeastern Alberta municipalities hit by wildfire in mid-October may soon be able to apply for interest-free rebuilding loans. The province’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC) on Wednesday announced loan applications will be available Jan. 8 for eligible producers in Cypress County and the MD of […]

Wildfire-damaged grazing areas up for Saskatchewan aid

Dec. 8, 2017 at 2:07 am CST

By Staff

Communities rally around producers in wildfires’ wake

Oct. 24, 2017 at 8:29 pm CDT

By Staff

Alberta rancher, advocate James Hargrave, 34

Oct. 18, 2017 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Staff

A helicopter flies over a wildfire south west of the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia, Canada July 18, 2017. Residents of the town were forced to evacuate 11 days ago and can now return to their homes. REUTERS/Ben Nelms - RC12041183D0

How premises ID helped reduce livestock deaths during B.C. wildfires

Oct. 6, 2017 at 9:47 am CDT

By Jennifer Blair

AgriRecovery in place for farms in B.C. wildfire zones

Sep. 6, 2017 at 7:09 pm CDT

Farmers and ranchers whose operations were hit or evacuated during British Columbia’s particularly destructive wildfire season can expect up to $20 million in AgriRecovery funds toward repair, rebuilding and livestock feeding costs. The federal and B.C. governments on Tuesday laid out more details for the 60-40 cost-shared program, which was […]

By Staff

Options weighed for AgriRecovery in B.C. fire zones

Aug. 16, 2017 at 7:12 pm CDT

Officials in British Columbia are now gauging what sorts of damages and expenses can be covered through an AgriRecovery plan for ranchers and farmers affected by wildfires. The federal and B.C. governments announced Wednesday they’re “working together to quickly assess the extraordinary costs farmers are incurring and what additional assistance […]

By Staff

Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones widen again

Aug. 14, 2017 at 6:32 pm CDT

More ranchers in five provinces may now be able to defer some of their taxable income from their livestock sales in 2016 due to drought. The federal government on Aug. 4 announced its final list of drought-designated regions where the livestock tax deferral provision will be allowed for the 2016 […]

By Staff

BCCA connecting ranchers, haulers in wildfire areas

Jul. 11, 2017 at 12:16 pm CDT

Livestock producers needing to move animals out of wildfire zones in British Columbia’s Interior are being asked to contact the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. The BCCA, on its website, said it’s helping to co-ordinate haulers with producers who need to evacuate livestock. “With closures of highways and evacuation orders, permits are […]

By Staff

Oklahoma wildfires kill thousands of pigs

Mar. 10, 2017 at 7:17 pm CST

Reuters — Wildfires devastated a Smithfield Foods hog farm in Laverne, Oklahoma, killing at least several thousand pigs, company and local officials said Friday. The exact number of swine killed in the Oklahoma fire, which began on Monday, was not immediately known. Smithfield did not say how many died in […]

By Michael Hirtzer Renita D. Young

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