The continuous rainfall throughout the weekend across Alberta has turned low-lying farming fields into rivers and ponds.
Some areas received 50 to 100 mm of rain within 36 hours.
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Farmers are now concerned about the loss of crops due to oversaturated and submerged land.
Zolten Yaremie farms various crops near Andrew and says the water could take weeks to drain, and if it doesn’t dry out soon, the crops might not get a chance to recover.
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Katherine Ludwig has the full story in the video above.
So. I hope the news media really looks at the situation. We have had quite a few years of less than average rainfall. Lots of farmers have used the dry years now to clear trees and “drain” low areas. I have stated this multiple times. Water courses and water bodies are energy storage areas. You may help your land by draining but what about the land down stream of the drainage? Huge amount of “information to share but no politician or media want to question “farmers” the stewards of the land. Time to say the king isn’t wearing any clothes