The president of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) says a dire situation has emerged for various municipalities, especially in the southern and eastern parts of the province.
“There’s just not enough time, if we did have the moisture required, and just too late germination. So it’s a pretty scary situation,” Paul McLauchlin said.
Such conditions are likely to spark some bigger conversations about the future of food security in the province, McLauchlin said, especially when it comes to agricultural disasters.
This year, multiple municipalities have declared agricultural disasters, including:
The latest moves follow devastating drought conditions two years ago when multiple provincial municipalities declared agricultural disasters.
RMA president Paul McLauchlin