2006-06-28 Author: Mike McLean |
Federal Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl says a new program to assist farmers when disasters strike is in the works.
While details are scarce, he says a catastrophic disaster Strahl says provincial and territorial agriculture ministers at the two-day meeting in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador unanimously endorsed the need for a separate disaster program. Details on what the program might look like are expected this fall. |