Province promises help for Manitoba farmers struggling after summer drought | CBC News
Agriculture
Minister Ralph Eichler outlined a number of measures Monday to give
producers some relief from a hot summer, after a number of
municipalities declared a state of agricultural disaster this year.
Minister Ralph Eichler outlined a number of measures Monday to give
producers some relief from a hot summer, after a number of
municipalities declared a state of agricultural disaster this year.
Among
those measures: the Crown corporation that provides insurance and loans
to agricultural producers — the Manitoba Agricultural Services
Corporation — has been asked to defer loan payments for up to six
months, with the possibility of a six-month extension to that.