With the dry weather and heat in the South East, farmers have had issues with their crops. 

"This year is particular is pretty wide spread with the drought in the southern part of the province and the more northern part is drowned out. It's been extremes of both ends and it's been awhile since we've had a real bad run especially on the dry side, in Regina they're saying that it is the driest July in 130 years so there's a bit of added stress for producers," explained Todd Lewis the President of the Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan. 

 "When it doesn't rain like it hasn't it is a slow developing disaster and in a lot of cases if it rained tomorrow it wouldn't make much of a difference as far as field crops, maybe it might help the pastures but it's been a long hot summer and we're not anywhere near through it yet." 

There are ways for producers to get help when dealing with a stressful situation. 

"On the financial side of it a lot of producers know they're going to be in trouble now. Crop insurance in some cases is out of it but in other cases it isn't. I think the biggest thing is to talk with your financial institutions and you might as well start the conversation now instead of waiting until payments are missed or whatever in those situations. Don't be afraid to ask for help and make sure that if you're feeling stressed out to reach out and talk to your financial institutions or other farmers or professional help," shared Todd. 

"When it comes to a situation where we're pretty short on crop and feed and so on, it's good to talk to someone for help. The more people that are aware the more chances we'll be able to have something figured out for most individuals."

"Hopefully we can get everybody through this year and get this one put to bed and hopefully most people will be able to survive and put some seed in the ground next year and hopefully we'll get some rain here in August and September just to replenish some of those moisture levels so that we're in better shape going into next spring." 

There is a Farm Stress Hotline you can call that is 24/7.

1-800-667-4442