Agriculture federation calls for further supports amid drought
Posted Aug 26, 2025 05:22:25 AM.
Last Updated Aug 26, 2025 11:46:09 AM.
The president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture says more supports are needed to help farmers as the province continues to experience a prolonged drought.
Last week, the province announced a $475,000 investment to help farmers increase their water supply by supporting projects including wells and ponds.
Alicia King, president of the organization and a farmer at Six Maples Farm in Antigonish, said with the prolonged drought, farmers will need more support going forward.
“This is the point for us as the federation to continue to advocate for our members and all producers in the province that can’t make themselves available,” King explained. “People are feeding cows, people are trying to get water to a certain location.”
King said the federation is currently working on putting together recommendations for the government to help producers survive this drought situation.
Nova Scotia, eastern Newfoundland, southeastern New Brunswick and portions of Prince Edward Island shifted into moderate to severe drought conditions over the past month, reads an Agriculture Canada update.
Rainfall has plummeted to roughly 60 per cent of normal levels in Halifax, with 270 millimetres falling from April to the end of July, compared to average levels of 460 mm for the same period, the federal agency says.
