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Hay West asks for federal funds to help ship winter feed for desperate Prairie livestock producers

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture is seeking financial support for its Hay West initiative, which aims to ship donated hay from Maritime farmers to drought-affected Prairie provinces.Last summer’s devastating drought has left many Prairie farmers without enough feed for their livestock heading into the winter. (Richard Agecoutay/CBC News)The consequences of last summer’s searing drought are…

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