Farmers remember the drought of 2001, one of the worst ever to hit southern Alberta crops

Farmers remember the drought of 2001, one of the worst ever to hit southern Alberta crops

Calgary Herald


Before the droughts of 2023 and 2021, the drought of 2001 was the last big one to hit southern Alberta crops. Across the country, that drought cost Canada’s economy an estimated $5.8 billion. Click here to continue reading

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