Weeks of sustained heat and little moisture has spoiled much of the harvest on the Prairies and forced ranchers to sell cattle early due to insufficient feed. But insurance and government aid is offering some relief, along with a long-term view of hope for the future. Matt Struthers, a crop extension specialist with Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture, said it’s the driest year many farmers can remember although a good year for some, depending on where they’re located. He told The Epoch Times that in Saskatchewan, “the southwest and west central regions—a large portion of them received the least amount of rain throughout the season, [but] parts of the southeast got … more rain than in other areas and they look really well.” Many days of 30-degree heat this summer ripened crops early across much of the Prairies, while in areas without moisture there was little to harvest. “A couple of …