By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday, October 30, 2023

Oct 30, 2023 | 2:50 PM

Alberta’s feed program has officially opened.

Producers who altered grazing practises for more than three weeks this year due to drought conditions will be eligible for the program.

Up to $150 per head will be made available to livestock producers based on a feed-need calculation for lost grazing days for breeding animals on hand as of Dec. 31.

The funding is part of a joint federal-provincial package offered through AgriRecovery, which will see the Alberta government contribute $66 million and Ottawa $99 million to assist ranchers with extra-ordinary costs associated with accessing feed.

Applications are available through the Agriculture Financial Services Corp.

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Eligible livestock includes cattle, horses, sheep, and other domesticated grazing animals.

The application deadline is Jan. 15, 2024, with the program covering costs incurred until the end of March.

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Ships are moving again after the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation reached a tentative deal to end a week-long strike by 360 Unifor members.

No details have been announced.

Unifor members went on strike to back their demands for higher wages to keep up with the rising cost of living.

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Premiers Scott Moe and Danielle Smith said Ottawa’s decision to exempt the carbon tax on heating oil fails to help people in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The move to exempt the carbon tax for three years on home heating oil largely helps those in Atlantic provinces, where it’s a main source for home heating.

Moe and Smith said the exemption should also be applied to natural gas, which most people in their provinces use to heat their homes.

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley said it’s unacceptable for Ottawa to not apply the carbon tax equitably, while Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said the exemption left out relief for people in the Prairies.

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