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Managing water resources in a variable climate among priorities
WATER | More and more technology is coming into play when planning management projects
It’s another year in which flooding is on Manitoba’s mind. In May, communities along the Red River suddenly became islands after almost a month of weekly Colorado lows. Major highways were closed for weeks. Municipal roads were washed out. Residents were filling and placing sandbags. In mid-June, producers in Manitoba’s Interlake faced flash flooding after
A full-fledged water management strategy has been in the works for over a year
Buffer zones aren’t a silver bullet for managing and treating field run-off
Sean Murphy’s farm was ‘defensively drained’ in the 1970s. Fifty-some years later, he’s damming it back up
The province asks for the public for feedback on what to include in its new water strategy
‘Biomimicry’ brought the Coen farm back from the edge of a water disaster
One farmer says he is successfully using excess water to irrigate crops instead of pushing downstream on others
Agriculture is a very thirsty industry and that could spell trouble
Study board aims to recommend ways to reduce flood risk along the 700-km river
