In some parts of the country, grasshoppers have infested fields.... Watering holes on his land are either going dry or are algae-covered, and some have become so alkaline they’re actually poisonous to cattle.“ When you look over some of the pastures it’s a brown, almost gold colour.... Because the grass that did grow here cooked after it grew, ” said Elford, who is president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association....

BRIGHTON, Iowa--You-pick farms are struggling through heat, drought and haze as customers cancel

Maritimes, where crop conditions are good, to drought-ravaged Western Canada. Months of extreme heat

, spitting clouds of dust in its wake.... As drought ravages the West, the districts with century-old

crop.... “ My corn looks absolutely terrible right now.” Without substantial rain soon, “ I just don

" Losses are already occurring because the banana is in constant production....

Their hay yields are down, leading some to make the hard decision to sell off animals.... To avoid the high cost of feed, many ranchers grow hay to nourish their herds through the winter when snow blankets the grass they normally graze. But this year, Stanko’s hay harvest so far is even worse than it was last year.... Having to replace them later on might cost more than paying for additional hay, he said. Culling herds can be an operational blow for cattle ranchers....

The average is very low this year.... Farmers harvest potatoes at a field on the outskirts of Lahore on January 23.... — AFP But Asghar said many small farmers “ were already giving up ” and looking for employment elsewhere....

REUTERS/ Siyabonga Sishi He has no drought insurance.... “ It’s not easy, especially if you’ve got

in a crisis that continues to ravage at least 23 arid and semi-arid regions, the National Drought