According to Environment Canada, Regina received more than 20 cm, Qu’Appelle got 37 cm and Weyburn got 60 cm.
Accumulations were generally lower in southwestern Manitoba than they were in southeastern and south-central Saskatchewan.
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Mountain snowpack below average this year
Irrigators in southern Alberta remain confident that water supplies will be adequate for the upcoming growing season
The transition of La Nina to El Nino appears underway, with the expectations of more moisture for the Prairies this season. Mountain snowpacks across the Rockies are variable, with the United States seeing excessive buildups and most northern parts of the mountains at or below average. The latest Water Supply Outlook for Alberta report is […] Read more
Snow’s role in crop production can be managed
Crops use a lot of water from outside the growing season, which farmers can manage through agricultural practices
BALCARRES, Sask. — Farmers know that leaving taller stubble can increase water available to crops the following year. But they may not know how much they benefit from it. Hydrologist Phillip Harder from the Global Institute for Water Security said snow catch in stubble can make 10 to 30 percent more water available. He told […] Read more
Moisture outlook grim for southwestern Sask.
It’s only February, but preliminary runoff estimates in Saskatchewan show that drought areas from the last couple of years may face more dry conditions if there isn’t more snow and spring rain. The report released by the Water Security Agency Feb. 8 shows a wide swath from northwestern through central and southeastern regions with near […] Read more
Lake Diefenbaker operations vary with snowpack, rainfall
Low water levels in Lake Diefenbaker at times in the last couple of years have drawn concern from lake users. Some posted photographs on social media of exposed boat launches and rocky beaches. The water was sometimes too low for the Riverhurst Ferry to operate. But this doesn’t mean the $4-billion project to expand irrigation […] Read more
Recent snowfall bodes well for soil moisture
U of S professor says snowpack levels on the Prairies have played a bigger role in soil moisture levels in recent years
The snowfall that accumulated across much of Alberta and Saskatchewan this season, as well as the rainfall that fell on southern portions of the Prairies over Christmas, will help recharge soil moisture levels. However, the rain that caused dugouts to fill up with runoff is likely a subtle sign of the effects of climate change, […] Read more
The greener side of concrete
Roller compacted concrete is becoming a key tool for maintaining a sustainable cattle feeding sector in Alberta. Ten to 20 percent of Alberta’s feedlot industry has installed RCC, a material with the same ingredients as conventional concrete but applied as a drier mix without need for forms or finishing and compacted with rollers. Feedlot owners […] Read more
Unprecedented drought grips SW Sask.
Soil moisture conditions in western Saskatchewan are far worse than they were in the Dirty Thirties, says a farm leader. “It’s not just a little bit drier than the 1930s, it’s way drier,” said Garner Deobald, president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. For instance, annual precipitation in Swift Current so far in 2022 is […] Read more
Snow brings relief to southern Prairies
Farmers and ranchers across the southern Prairies woke Oct. 23 to a heavy blanket of snow covering their land, the first white stuff of the year. It was laden with much-needed moisture that was greedily absorbed by parched soil. “It was very welcome. We are still really in the grips of a historically dry situation, […] Read more
Manitoba farmers bounce back from drought
Last season was a let-down for many prairie producers but in Manitoba recovery for most has been swift
Last year, Curtis McRae took federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau for a walk through the knee-high crops on his Interlake farm. There wasn’t much for crop yield, but there was a bumper crop of grasshoppers in the drought-ravaged field. This year, there looks like a good crop yield and rather than being drought-ravaged, McRae is […] Read more
