By Patrick Book

Saskatchewan farmers affected by floods want greater compensation

Jun 29, 2011 | 6:40 AM

While the government has announced higher crop insurance payments, farmers in Saskatchewan’s flooded southeast search for great compensation.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) held meetings on the matter, Tuesday.

APAS President Greg Marshall insists the province needs to step up and offer AgriRecovery funding to producers.

“The governments have taken the approach that they have got to wait and see. I think we as farmers realize that we are not going to grow a crop on these acres that are flooded out this year and we need adequate compensation,” said Marshall.

The larger issue for area farmers is water flow.

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The reason their fields are so flooded is because there's nowhere for all the water to go.

Farmers are demanding the province take action to create channels or some kind of drainage system.

Marshall wants to see one provincial authority oversee the whole situation. He says there's too many parties involved to make anything happen.

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