Irrigation Infrastructire investment for Alberta

[mcfarms]

https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=744409082E7B3-B5F3-0F7A-8E5CF641A4308087 https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=744409082E7B3-B5F3-0F7A-8E5CF641A4308087

[Rareearth]

Saskatchewan is a good non follower... or even a leader

[walterm]

Isn't this the money the Feds announced now Kenny is taking credit. Or is this on top of that?

[mcfarms]

Irrigation infrastructure announcement for Alberta

Some numbers 245 m from Province, 163m from the irrigation districts the final 407.5 million in the form of a 35 year term loan at 1% interest through the Canada infrastructure bank.
Based on what I heard from the video link I listened to it sounds like the Farmers and the province are the ones really putting up the bulk of the cash as the fed portion is mostly a loan,

[bucket]

All this proves is irrigation is highly subsidized. And the so called capitalist farmers are really socialists.

[the big wheel]

Tell me how to fill my pockets

Get in apas, you ll then become an mla don’t say anything about anything then collect lifetime pension. Did I mention you don’t really have to ever do anything.

[bucket]

Get in apas, you ll then become an mla don’t say anything about anything then collect lifetime pension. Did I mention you don’t really have to ever do anything.

Or know anything either,,,,a person could be as stupid as a fence post and be qualified

[farmaholic]

Or know anything either,,,,a person could be as stupid as a fence post and be qualified

Don't belittle fence posts, at least they're useful!

[bucket]

I dont understand the kick about irrigation lately....

The gains in production have come on dryland farms in the last 40 years

If you are worried about a drought and heat ...you cant really put enough water on a crop to improve yields by barely enough to cover the costs ...

If the irrigation is a money maker why cant those farmers fund it themselves....


Dryland farmers fund their own farms and machinery

Majority of irrigation in Saskatchewan grows dryland crops....wheat durum lentils canola flax...

The percentage grown for vegetables is very small...

Districts in Saskatchewan are still subsidized 40 bucks an acre

There was announcements to the same effect in Alberta a while back as well

So governments will always be funding it...

When do farm groups that represent all farmers and ranchers get the same funding????

The funding the Saskparty announced for irrigation is a mind numbing 8000 per irrigated acre

Or just about 1.1 million per quarter just to get the water to the quarter line...

[the big wheel]

Well it’s the climate change people saying we really going to dry out so here’s your water except they keep saying the snow is gone in the mountains so hows that gonna end up. Lol

[bucket]

If water was as valuable as some have said they would be building reservoirs. ....not finding ways to drain them...then charging thor that want to irrigate the right amount...

Did you know....pump house at Riverhurst supplies raw water to both the irrigator and the village...
But there is a different charge to both.