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Drought proofing farm water supplies [2015-2018]

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Description

The severe province-wide drought in the early 2000’s reaffirmed the importance and value of water to rural people across the Canadian prairies. Dry wells and dugouts, crop failures and dust storms were all commonplace. Individually, these measures may not provide the level of drought protection needed, but when combined, they can provide a high degree of drought preparedness and security. A good understanding of your water requirements and water source options is a key first step. This fact sheet provides information about drought security related to your water source. Other forms of risk management, such as crop insurance, community networks or reducing livestock herds, are discussed in other Agriculture and Forestry publications.

Updated

September 1, 2018

Tags
drought water water supply and sanitation

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

5 pages

Frequency

Other

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Forestry

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture

Resource Dates

Date Created

2015-09-01

Date Added

2015-12-14T19:15:14.297205

Date Modified

2018-09-01

Date Issued

2015-09-01

Date Archived

2023-06-30

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

716 (A01)

NEOS catalogue key

7434324

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca