CBC News - May 13, 2024
(Chelsea Kemp/CBC)
Much of southern Manitoba still abnormally dry, says federal agriculture ministry.
Driving on Mark Schram's southwestern Manitoba cattle farm, you wouldn't know that just a few weeks ago, he was preparing for another year of severe drought.
"We were at the point three weeks ago where we were wondering whether this was a year where we were going to have to sell cows," Schram said while standing on his farm near Cartwright, about 95 kilometres southeast of Brandon.
"It had just gotten so bad."
Persistent drought conditions have forced farmers to get creative in finding new ways to manage their farms and find water sources for livestock.
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