[AT] drought

Ralph Goff alfg at sasktel.net
Fri Oct 21 11:18:49 PDT 2016


On 10/21/2016 11:33 AM, Grant Brians wrote:
> Here in California our drought has been the last five years. In other
> parts of the Southwest it is 7-10 years already. I have come around to
> the idea that cover crops, placement of solar panels on buildings and
> over pavement, tree planting and solar desalinization pipelines using
> the newest technology are part of the answer now. After all, I believe
> that Americans like the idea of eating food that is not imported only
> like some places.
>        But then I am "just" a farmer and make my living - or try to -
> from growing vegetables, herbs, nuts and edible flowers.
>                Grant Brians
We have had the opposite here in Sask. Getting on for 7 years of above 
normal precipitation
and all the problems that entails. Most of the roads are still above 
water and passable but a
good many acres of good farm land are either too wet or impossible to 
get to because of
flooding that just does not go away.
Right now there are millions of acres of crop waiting to be harvested in 
Western Canada that might
not get done if we don't get a break with maybe three consecutive days 
without rain. Can't seem to
get below 70% humidity most days. .
I know the other extreme (drought) is bad too. I've seen at least one in 
1988.

Ralph in Sask.
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