A cow leads her calf to higher ground near Vogar, Man., in 2011 as Lake Manitoba over flows onto surrounding ranch land.

Manitoba beef producers still feeling the 2011 flood, 14 years later

It’s been 14 years since flooding submerged pastures and hay fields around Lake Manitoba and other parts of western Manitoba, but beef producers can still count their cost from the disaster

It’s been 14 years since flooding submerged pastures and hay fields around Lake Manitoba and other parts of western Manitoba, but beef producers can still count their cost from the disaster.



Victoria Park in Souris goes under water in 2017 under pressure from both the Souris River and Plum Creek.

Free water forecasting tool on tap for flood season

Spring flooding risk still relatively low for most of Manitoba, but storms are on the way

Farmers, land managers, Indigenous communities and municipalities will be able to get a handle on what kind of flood conditions are headed for them for free this spring. The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) will be offering free access to their water forecasting tool during the spring runoff.  “As a farmer-led group, we want


Many ditches and wetlands normally teeming with water from the spring melt were staying tamely in their banks as of April 5.

Another drought year? Maybe not so much

Scant winter precipitation could mean drought conditions in several parts of the province, but likely not a province-wide crisis

Precipitation has been low across much of the province this winter, but widespread drought like that of 2021 is unlikely this year, says Manitoba Agriculture meteorology specialist Allison Sass. The 2021 drought stood out as the culmination of a multi-year dry spell. That’s not the case as this growing season approaches. “We’re not seeing the

Flooding along the Rat River near La Rochelle in southeastern Manitoba in 2020.

Manitoba expected to dodge spring floods

No serious threat of major flooding in Manitoba, province says

Manitoba’s latest flood outlook isn’t flagging major flood issues on the horizon. The February forecast published by the Hydrologic Forecast Centre March 1 put the risk of spring flooding at low to moderate through the province. Fall soil moisture levels sat at normal to below-normal soil moisture at freeze up, the centre noted. That has