Damage has ranged from large structures to decimated maple sugar bushes that will take decades to regenerate.
Otto doesn’t have a tally for the number of Ottawa-area farmers affected, let alone the cost of the damage. That’s a moving target.
In June, the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s initial estimates pegged damage from the derecho at more than The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is urging the province to provide a clear set of rules for disaster assistance, says its president, Peggy Brekveld of Thunder Bay.The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is urging the province to provide a clear set of rules for disaster assistance.
If there has been one saving grace this winter, it’s that the weather has been relatively mild. Some farm animals, including beef cattle and horses, can remain outdoors if they have shelter from the wind and extra feed. But that’s not true of dairy cattle, pigs and poultry. Farm machinery is also damaged when it’s outside.
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