‘Getting pretty bleak’: Drought conditions lead to agricultural disaster for Interlake RMs - Winnipeg

‘Getting pretty bleak’: Drought conditions lead to agricultural disaster for Interlake RMs - Winnipeg

Rural municipalities in Manitoba's Interlake region are raising alarm bells about drought conditions and the effect they're having on local producers.

Rain has helped ease drought concerns

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor issued July 24 saw improvement in drought-related conditions across areas of the Southeast, South, Midwest, central and northern Plains, Intermountain West, and Desert Southwest, where short-term precipitation accumulations (past 30-day period) have helped to improve drought-related conditions. For the week, the most significant rainfall accumulations were observed across northern Kansas and areas of the Midwest i…

M.D. declares state of municipal agricultural disaster - Lakeland Connect

The M.D. of Bonnyville is sounding the alarm about the lack of precipitation and how its impacting local producers. At Tuesday's council meeting, the M.D. of Bonnyville declared a state of municipal agricultural disaster due to drought in the area.  The M.D. notes in a press release on Wednesday morning that they don't quite the [...] The post M.D. declares state of municipal agricultural disaster appeared first on Lakeland Connect.