Did the snowstorm erase the moisture deficit across the prairies? Markets think so?

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Impressive picture, fjlip. You might have a different adjective (lol).

Really looked like our farm yards, last winter. Only, no where to pile it all. It was a bacon saver though for surviving on subsoil. So, there is a potential rainbow for you, should it turn dry.

I'm just happy this past event didn't occur last December. It was a beautiful open winter to get things caught up that we could not have counted on. I will take these small miracles, and move forward. Here, 2018 has promise.

[bgmb]

My neighbour just installed a bunch of tile drainage with just an application .. no permit...I guess he gets to try it out now,,,,really too bad the water is coming onto my and others land so he can have dry fields..

tile does not add water to downstream land. in fact it will probably help you as long as you arent trying to farm through the ditch his outlet is dumping into

[bucket]

Once his slough is full the water will come across mine and others...he has no permit....very frustrating...

[FarmJunkie]

The problem is not the tile it’s the lack of infrastructure down stream to the creeks and rivers. If our brainiacs in the government had some foresight we could fix a lot of problems with some capital works projects but sitting on the fence is easier. Blaming other governments and provinces is an easy out. All they have to do is look at the US and copy there formula. Seems to work pretty well as long as everyone is on board.

[seldomseen]

My neighbour just installed a bunch of tile drainage with just an application .. no permit...I guess he gets to try it out now,,,,really too bad the water is coming onto my and others land so he can have dry fields..

I think you have to have an adequate outlet for any drainage project and if he doesn't have a permit if you want to stop this I am sure you can!

[biglentil]

Just came back from a snowmobile ride. Shes no drought buster.

[Oliver88]

I think you have to have an adequate outlet for any drainage project and if he doesn't have a permit if you want to stop this I am sure you can!

Does an “adequate outlet” basically have to be a creek/river that eventually makes its way to Hudson Bay?

[seldomseen]

I was told a C&D ditch is adequate

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Does an “adequate outlet” basically have to be a creek/river that eventually makes its way to Hudson Bay?

I was told that unofficially, all I need to do is ensure that it doesn't adversely affect any of my downstream neighbors. As long as they don't complain, then all is well. So I always consult all downstream neighbors, no matter how far downstream, and offer to help get the water off their property in the future if it ever causes them problems, In fact, I strongly encourage them to let me help them get the water off their property, anything to get it as far away, as fast as possible. Have only had one neighbor not take me up on the offer, good friends of the family, work together a lot, have no issue with my water ending up there, but don't want help getting rid of it.