Do I have alternate plans in place for feeding livestock if spring pasture production is poor?
When fall and winter moisture levels indicate that spring soil moisture may be depleted, it is a good idea to look at contingency plans for feed — before spring arrives. Reacting to an emergency provides more stress and much less chance for success than activating a contingency plan. Your contingency plan may include any or all of the following. • Have a one-year supply of feed for all livestock on hand. • Use fall seeded annual crops for emergency pasture. • Purchase feed for spring or know where you can get some if you need it, at: The Alberta Hay Listings and The Internet Hay Exchange. • Have pre-arranged trucking plans in place to bring feed in or to ship livestock out. Managing Risk Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) has provided Alberta farmers with hail insurance for over 60 years, and has grown into a diverse Corporation with several core businesses: crop insurance, farm loans, commercial loans and farm income disaster assistance and the Canadian Agricultural In
